Mixed crystal deposition in an osteoarthritic joint

✍ Scribed by D. V. Doyle; P. A. Dieppe; P. R. Crocker; K. Ibe; D. A. Willoughby

• Book ID: 104505001
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 826 KB
• Volume: 123
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-3417
• DOI: 10.1002/path.1711230102

✦ Synopsis

The case of a 72-yr-old woman with osteoarthritis of the shoulder, is described. A mixture of crystals of hydroxyapatite and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate was identified in the joint tissues using analytical electron microscopy and infra-red spectroscopy.