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Para-acetabular periarthritis calcarea: Its radiographic manifestations

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On retrospective reviews of radiographs, periarthritis calcarea was distinguished from os acetabula by interval radiographic progression and regression. Among 59 men and 51 women, there were 137 instances of para-acetabular calcifications and ossifications, which were morphologically classified as 58 discrete, 58 amorphous, and 21 segmented types. Correlations with other radiographic abnormalities, symptoms, signs, and laboratory abnormalities were sought, but not established. Out of 93 serially imaged opacities, 90 changed, including 37 of the 40 instances (92.5%) of the discrete type and 53 instances (100%) of the amorphous and segmented types-due to periarthritis calcarea. At least 43 of 90 densities were newly developed. Mean age at first detection was 47.7 years. Three of the discrete densities were unchanged and represented os acetabula. Thus, recognition of para-acetabular periarthritis calcarea is not only of academic importance; it can facilitate proper treatment as well.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA

    Akira Kawashima M.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Sadayuki Murayama M.D.

  3. Department of Radiology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan

    Toshiyuki Ohuchida M.D.

  4. Research Consultant, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan

    Walter J. Russell M.D., D.M. Sc.

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Division of Radiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan

The Radiation Effects Research Foundation, formerly the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, was established in April 1975 as a private nonprofit Japanese Foundation, supported equally by the Government of Japan through the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Government of the United States through the National Academy of Sciences under contract with the Department of Energy

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Kawashima, A., Murayama, S., Ohuchida, T. et al. Para-acetabular periarthritis calcarea: Its radiographic manifestations. Skeletal Radiol 17, 476–482 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00364040

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