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Case Reports
. 1977 Sep;123(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1002/path.1711230102.

Mixed crystal deposition in an osteoarthritic joint

D V Doyle, P A Dieppe, P R Crocker, K Ibe, D A Willoughby
Case Reports

Mixed crystal deposition in an osteoarthritic joint

D V Doyle et al. J Pathol. 1977 Sep.

Abstract

The case of a 72-yr-old woman with osteoarthritis of the shoulder, is described. A mixture of crystals of hydroxyapatite and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate was identified in the joint tissues using analytical electron microscopy and infra-red spectroscopy.

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