Case Resolution

Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposition Disease

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https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2026.91.2.2325

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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2026-04-30

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Case Resolution: Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposition Disease. (2026). 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

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