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The two most common forms of crystalline arthropathy include gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. The diagnostic gold standard is arthrocentesis, which will be positive for crystals. Long-term treatment is often managed by primary care physicians or rheumatologists. Orthopedic surgeons are often consulted to confirm a suspected diagnosis, to rule out other potential etiologies, or for treatment for end-stage crystalline arthropathy causing arthritis or periarticular soft tissue attenuation.
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Levins, J. (2018). Crystal-Induced Arthropathy. In: Eltorai, A., Eberson, C., Daniels, A. (eds) Essential Orthopedic Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78387-1_149
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