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. 2019 Feb 27;16(2):128-132.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2019.02.004. eCollection 2019 Mar-Apr.

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease after total knee arthroplasty: Comparison with periprosthetic joint infection

Kenyu Iwasaki  1 , Tetsuro Nakamura  1 , Satoshi Shin  1 , Takeshi Nakagawa  1 , Kei Itouda  1 , Kuniyoshi Tsuchiya  1
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Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease after total knee arthroplasty: Comparison with periprosthetic joint infection

Kenyu Iwasaki et al. J Orthop. .

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Keywords: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease; Periprosthetic joint infection; Pseudogout; Total knee arthroplasty.

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CRP levels in all cases.
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Serum WBC levels in all cases.
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An 84-year-old male (Case 1 in Table 1). A, Radiographs before surgery show OA changes in bilateral knees with no CC. B, Radiograph after left TKA. C, Rhomboid, birefringent CPP crystals observed under polarizing light microscopy in the synovial fluid.
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An 84-year-old female (Case 4 in Table 1). A, Radiograph before surgery shows severe OA change in the right knee with no CC. B, The first TKA. C, Radiograph after surgery of a cement spacer. D, Revision TKA.
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