Dear Doctor: I was recently diagnosed with chondrocalcinosis, which is quite painful. I know it’s similar to gout, though it is due to calcium crystals rather than urea. What treatments can help with ...
THE association of gout and demonstrable calcification of cartilage has received scanty mention in the medical literature. The present study demonstrates that in a high percentage of patients with ...
Chondrocalcinosis (the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in hyaline articular and/or meniscal fibrocartilage) is not associated with cartilage loss in osteoarthritic knees, say ...