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Thursday, 27 October 2011

Erosive osteoarthritis



- A form of OA marked by greater degree of inflammation and characterised by presence of erosions on plain radiograph
- predominantly affects postmenopausal women
- classically affects PIPJ and DIPJ
- gull's wing or inverted T pattern of erosion is typical
- commonly confused with RA, but there is no juxtaarticular osteoporosis

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