Difference between revisions of "Cartilage"

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*Usually adults.
*Usually adults.
*Prevalence: male > female.
*Prevalence: male > female.
Note:
*This is a clinicoradiologic diagnosis.


===Gross/radiology===
===Gross/radiology===
*Intraarticular calcifications.
*Intraarticular calcifications.
*Diffuse involvement of the joint.
*+/-Loose bodies in the joint ([[AKA]] ''joint mice'').
*+/-Loose bodies in the joint ([[AKA]] ''joint mice'').


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DDx:
DDx:
*[[Chondrosarcoma]].
*[[Chondrosarcoma]].
*[[Osteoarthritis]].


Images:
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LOOSE BODIES, RIGHT ELBOW, REMOVAL:
LOOSE BODIES, RIGHT ELBOW, REMOVAL:
- SYNOVIAL OSTEOCHONDROMATOSIS.
- FRAGMENTS OF BONE WITH CARTILAGE AND SYNOVIAL TISSUE COMPATIBLE WITH LOOSE BODIES.
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