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Chondrocalcinosis

Chondrocalcinosis or cartilage calcification is calcification (accumulation of calcium salts) in hyaline cartilage and/or fibrocartilage. It can be seen on radiography. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Calcification in articular cartilage
May Cause
Disk calcification
Intervertebral disk calcification
Intra-articular calcification
Monoarticular joint disease
Periarticular calcification
Polyarticular joint disease
May Be Caused by
 Common
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
Degenerative osteoarthritis
Hemochromatosis
Hyperparathyroidism
Idiopathic chondrocalcinosis
Posttraumatic osteoarthritis
 Uncommon
Acromegaly
Alkaptonuria
Chronic pyarthrosis
Gout
Hydroxyapatite deposition disease
Hypophosphatasia
Osteomyelitis
Oxalosis
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Wilson disease

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