| Literature DB >> 3015057 |
A D Woolf, T E Cawston, P A Dieppe.
Abstract
The cases of two patients with hydroxyapatite crystal associated destructive disease of the shoulder are described who have developed gross haemorrhagic effusions with spontaneous joint rupture and extensive soft tissue damage. No collagenase activity was found in the synovial fluid. Other possible mechanisms of the destructive process are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3015057 PMCID: PMC1001922 DOI: 10.1136/ard.45.6.498
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103