Destructive arthropathy in generalized osteoarthritis with articular chondrocalcinosis.
A destructive arthropathy is much more common when generalized osteoarthritis (GOA) and articular chondrocalcinosis (ACC) coexist than in GOA alone. Fifty-two patients with GOA and ACC were compared to a matched control group with GOA alone. A marked increase in the frequency of a destructive arthropathy was found in the group with both GOA and ACC. Nonweight-bearing joints were often involved in the group with GOA and ACC, whereas they were seldom involved in the group with GOA alone.
D000368:Aged; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology