Narrowing of knee joint space in patients with pseudogout. Issue 1 (February 1981)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ellman, M H; Brown, N L; Levin, B
• Is Part Of: Annals of the rheumatic diseases. Volume 40:Issue 1(1981)
• Page Start: 34
• Page End: 36
• Publication Date: 1981-02
• Subjects: Rheumatism -- Periodicals; 616.723005
• DOI: 10.1136/ard.40.1.34
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-4967

Abstract

Abstract : Abnormalities of joint space in knee roentgenograms were compared among 28 symptomatic patients with pseudogout and 2 control groups consisting of spouses of patients and hospital based patients with knee pain. Joint space narrowing was significantly more frequent in the pseudogout patients than in the 2 control groups. Division of patients and controls into 3 age groups revealed a striking degree of joint space narrowing in the youngest patients with pseudogout. Our study suggests that symptomatic patients with pseudogout have joint destruction beginning at a relatively early age. We speculated that this may reflect concurrence of chondrocalcinosis and another disease such as osteoarthritis.