Apatite crystals in synovial fluid are associated with higher prostaglandin E levels and larger rotator cuff tears or glenohumeral arthritis.
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Apatite crystals may link to prostaglandin-mediated shoulder pathology; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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Antoniou et al. (2003) studied this question.
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