XRay Changes in Rheumatic Conditions

Aka: XRay Changes in Rheumatic Conditions

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II. Finding: Decreased bone density

  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis
  2. Late Ankylosing Spondylitis

III. Finding: Bony erosions

  1. Erosive Osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women
  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
  3. Psoriatic Arthritis
  4. Ankylosing Spondylitis

IV. Finding: Cyst Formation

  1. Osteoarthritis (Subchondral cysts)
  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (Synovial cysts)
  3. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

V. Finding: Joint space narrowing

  1. Osteoarthritis (non-uniform narrowing)
  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (uniform)
  3. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (uniform)
  4. Psoriatic Arthritis
  5. Ankylosing Spondylitis

VI. Finding: Bone production

  1. Osteophytes
    1. Osteoarthritis
    2. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
    3. Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
  2. Subchondral Sclerosis
    1. Osteoarthritis
    2. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
  3. Tendon and Ligament Ossification
    1. Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
  4. Chondrocalcinosis
    1. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

VII. References

  1. Brower (1998) Arthritis Black and White, Saunders

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