Tips and tricks to recognize microcrystalline arthritis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL.7, 2012, Pages

  Filippucci, Emilio ^a   Di geso, Luca ^a   Grassi, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CPPD; Gout; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; URATE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYSTAL; ECHOGRAPHY; GOUT; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; HYPERTROPHY; MICROCRYSTALLINE ARTHRITIS; MICROSCOPY; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SYNOVIUM; TENDON; WRIST;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; GOUT; HUMANS; HYALINE CARTILAGE; JOINTS;

EID: 84872462187     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes332     Document Type: Article

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