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Case Reports
. 1986 Jun;45(6):498-501.
doi: 10.1136/ard.45.6.498.

Idiopathic haemorrhagic rupture of the shoulder in destructive disease of the elderly

A D Woolf, T E Cawston, P A Dieppe
Case Reports

Idiopathic haemorrhagic rupture of the shoulder in destructive disease of the elderly

A D Woolf et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1986 Jun.

Abstract

The cases of two patients with hydroxyapatite crystal associated destructive disease of the shoulder are described who have developed gross haemorrhagic effusions with spontaneous joint rupture and extensive soft tissue damage. No collagenase activity was found in the synovial fluid. Other possible mechanisms of the destructive process are discussed.

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