Abstracts tagged "chondrocalcinosis and ultrasonography"

Abstract Number: 155 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Ultrasonography As Modality for Identification of Calcium Crystal Deposits in Patients of Primary Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint
Siddharth K. Das¹, Durgesh Srivastava², Urmila Dhakad³, Manju Singh², Ragini Srivastava⁴ and Archana Wakhlu², ¹Rheumatology, Prof. and Head, Rheumatology, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, Lucknow, India, ²Rheumatology, King Georges Medical Univesity, Lucknow, India, ³Rheumatology, Asst Professor, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, India, ⁴Rheumatology, Senior Research Officer, Rheumatology, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: Calcium deposition diseases, the disordered calcification of cartilage and/or periarticular soft tissue, are associated with aging, degenerative joint disease, and genetic and metabolic disorders.…