Chondrocalcinosis is associated with increased knee joint degeneration over 4 years: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

• Published in: Osteoarthritis and cartilage Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 201 - 207
• Main Authors: Foreman, S.C., Gersing, A.S., von Schacky, C.E., Joseph, G.B., Neumann, J., Lane, N.E., McCulloch, C.E., Nevitt, M.C., Link, T.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Cartilage; Cartilage, Articular - diagnostic imaging; Case-Control Studies; Chondrocalcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Knee; Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging; Longitudinal Studies; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Menisci, Tibial - diagnostic imaging; Middle Aged; MRI; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnostic imaging; Patella - diagnostic imaging; Knee; Cartilage; MRI; Osteoarthritis

To determine if presence of calcium-containing crystals (CaC) is associated with increased knee joint degeneration over 4 years and assess if total number of CaCs deposited is a useful measure of disease burden. Seventy subjects with CaCs in right knees at baseline were selected from the Osteoarthri...