Hydroxyapatite crystals are a common cause of periarticular disease, but recent studies have shown that they may also be deposited intra-articularly, either as a primary phenomenon or secondary to another disease. A continuum of abnormalities from monoarticular periarthritis to polyarticular disease and finally joint destruction may occur.
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Bonavita et al. (1980) studied this question.