title: [Rapid osteolysis of the hip and chondrocalcinosis].
abstract: Two old patients with a rapid destructive arthropathy of the hip with osteolysis of the femoral head are presented. X-Rays show chondrocalcinosis. The other common causes of destructive arthropathy have been dismissed. Although the exact mechanism of osteolysis remains unclear, chondrocalcinosis might be involved in the destructive process.
authors.affiliation: Service de rhumatologie, médecine physique et réhabilitation, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hunkeler
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gerster
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Ostéolyse rapide de la hanche et chondrocalcinose.