Abstract
We sought to determine the prevalence of sternoclavicular (SC) joint calcium pyrophosphate
dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition and its association with age, osteoarthritis,
and atlantoaxial CPPD crystal deposition. In 209 consecutive patients, computed tomographic
examinations of the cervical spine were retrospectively reviewed. Overall prevalence
of CPPD crystal deposition in the SC joint was 17.2% (36/209), which increased with
age (P<.0001). There was also a significant association between SC CPPD and osteoarthritis
(P=.024) as well as atlantoaxial joint CPPD crystal deposition (P=.006).
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 10, 2014
Accepted:
February 21,
2014
Received in revised form:
February 3,
2014
Received:
September 17,
2013
Footnotes
☆Work performed at University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
☆☆Eric Y. Chang, M.D., graciously acknowledges salary support from a VA CSR&D Career Development Award (5IK2CX000749).
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