Case Resolution

Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposition Disease

Keywords: Knee, calcifications, pain

Abstract

The disease is described, along with its imaging findings as observed with each diagnostic modality.

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Author Biographies

Juan Pablo Ghisi, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Head of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department, Hospital General de Agudos “Dr. Juan A. Fernández”, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Joaquín Escotorín , Diagnostic Imaging Department, Sanatorio San Lucas, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Diagnostic Imaging Department, Sanatorio San Lucas, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Published
2026-04-30
How to Cite
Ghisi, J. P., & Escotorín , J. (2026). Case Resolution. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 91(2), 184-186. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2026.91.2.2325
Section
Postgraduate instruction - Images

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