The following is a summary of “Genicular Nerve Ultrasound-Guided Cryoanalgesia for the Treatment of Chronic Knee Joint Pain: An Observational Retrospective Study,” published in the March 2025 issue of ...

Search terms included CPPD, chondrocalcinosis, pseudogout, ultrasound, MRI, dual energy CT (DECT ... 31 The study obtained cartilage sections from knee or hip arthroplasty and were imaged by LA ICP-MS ...

It can also help a surgeon prepare to rebuild your knee. An MRI or ultrasound can also show whether there’s a nerve injury. Your doctor may order an arteriogram, an X-ray outlining blood flow in ...

Many complementary therapies have been suggested for knee osteoarthritis — from acupuncture and massage, to ultrasound therapies, to platelet-rich plasma replacements and dietary supplements ...

The following is a summary of “Diagnostic accuracy of hip joint ultrasound for detection of calcium pyrophosphate deposition,” published in the September 2024 issue of Rheumatology by Soto-Fajardo et ...

Musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluation can play a crucial role in guiding the patient's rehabilitation and long-term management of knee problems. (Photo: Freepik) Knee problems and their solutions ...

a disease marked by deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals. 1 When present, chondrocalcinosis is usually most evident in the knee joint, where in turn the menisci usually ...

Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) have lower in-hospital mortality rates vs those with ACS but not CPPD. Patients with acute coronary ...

Additionally, safety profile and baseline characteristic predictive value were evaluated. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on patients diagnosed with symptomatic knee OA (KOA) and CPPD ...

Previous trauma is also a risk factor for pseudogout, especially in the meniscus of the knee. It may also occur following surgery and other bone ... about your personal medical history and family ...

It all comes down to changes in tissue in and around your knee. This can start decades before osteoarthritis—a condition that occurs when the cartilage inside your joints breaks down over time ...

CPPD is an arthropathy with high prevalence among the elderly and a multitude of clinical manifestations that can easily bring to misdiagnosis and therapeutic errors. The possibility to assess ...