title: Disappearing Acts: The Many Causes of Rapidly Destructive Arthritis.
abstract: Most of the destructive joint disease necessitating arthoplasty is the result of an insidious and protracted process that occurs over the course of many years. However, there are a variety of diseases that may result in a rapid progressive deterioration of a joint. We describe both the common and less common etiologies of rapidly destructive arthropathy that one should consider, with imaging examples, and present discriminative factors when present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: jporrino@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porrino
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Blake
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Advanced Imaging Center, Palmdale, CA.
authors.forename: Kimia K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Hyojeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mulcahy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Alvin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Felix S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index