title: A 47-year-old woman with a 5-year history of bilateral hand deformities.
abstract: The following case is presented to illustrate the roentgenographic and clinical findings of a condition of interest to the orthopaedic surgeon. Initial history, physical findings, and roentgenographic examinations are offered for your consideration. The final clinical and roentgenographic differential diagnoses are presented on the following pages.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rotman
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gilula
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography