Best Practice Case Studies-Radiology Consult pseudogout

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Video Summary

Sagar Wagle, a musculoskeletal radiology fellow at Stanford, discusses a 19-year-old male with a history of ACL reconstruction and joint effusion. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals were found in the effusion, but chondrocalcinosis, typical in CPPD arthritis, was absent. The ACL graft shows no high-grade tear, but there's a tear in the lateral meniscus, and the medial meniscus is attenuated. CPPD, or pseudogout, often mimics gout and primarily affects the elderly, targeting the wrist's TFCC. The video highlights recognizing CPPD through radiocarpal arthritis and chondrocalcinosis in wrist imaging.

Meta Tag

Concept Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease

Concept Chondrocalcinosis

Concept Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex

Concept Large-Joint Effusion

Concept Inflammatory Arthritis

Edition 3rd Edition

Related Case 3rd Edition, CASE 48

Topic Rheumatology

Keywords

3rd Edition, CASE 48

3rd Edition

Rheumatology

CPPD

ACL reconstruction

chondrocalcinosis

pseudogout

meniscus tear

Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex

Large-Joint Effusion

Inflammatory Arthritis