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Noninfectious Arthritis

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Noninfectious arthritis is among the most common musculoskeletal problems affecting the elderly. The resulting loss of mobility and physical independence can be particularly devastating. The clinical and radiological presentation of late-onset arthritis may differ significantly from the early-onset form. Conversely, long-lasting arthritis which began several decades earlier may be associated with particular complications. The aim of this chapter is to present the most frequent forms of noninfectious arthritis of the elderly: rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, gout, and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease.

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Abbreviations

AS:

Ankylosing spondylitis

CPPD:

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition

DISH:

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

ESR:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

MCP:

Metacarpophalangeal joints

MTP:

Metatarsophalangeal joints

OA:

Osteoarthritis

PA:

Psoriatic arthritis

PIP:

Proximal interphalangeal joints

PMR:

Polymyalgia rheumatica

RA:

Rheumatoid arthritis

RS3PE:

Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome

STIR:

Short tau inversion sequence

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    Ramon Gheno, Vittorio Pansini, Cristina Elena Rosca & Anne Cotten

  2. Département de Rhumatologie, Hôpital R Salengro, CHRU, Lille, 59037, France

    René-Marc Flipo

  3. Service d’Odontologie, Faculté de chirurgie dentaire, EA 4490 PMOI IFR 114 PRES, Université Lille Nord de France, CHRU de Lille, Lille, 59000, France

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Gheno, R., Pansini, V., Rosca, C.E., Flipo, RM., Cotten, A. (2013). Noninfectious Arthritis. In: Guglielmi, G., Peh, W., Guermazi, A. (eds) Geriatric Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35579-0_6

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