Open AccessChondrocalcinosis in elderly persons
Author(s) -
Ellman Michael H.,
Levin Bertram
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780180109
Subject(s) - chondrocalcinosis , medicine , wrist , incidence (geometry) , arthritis , dermatology , gout , surgery , physical therapy , osteoarthritis , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , optics
Fifty‐eight elderly people were surveyed for chondrocalcinosis with knee, hip and pelvic roent‐genograms using Type M industrial x‐ray film. Chondrocalcinosis was found in 16 subjects (27.6%), an incidence greater than reported in previous studies. Roentgenograms of the knees alone showed the presence of chondrocalcinosis in 15 subjects. Varus deformity of the knees, increased wrist complaints and wrist involvement with clinical arthritis were significantly more common in subjects with chondrocalcinosis. Symptoms associated with acute inflammatory arthritis were not more common in people with chondrocalcinosis.