High Rates of Degenerative Changes in the Lower Spine in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Compared to Degenerative Disc Disease.
To assess the effect of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD; chondrocalcinosis) on the axial skeleton and compare it with degenerative disc disease (DDD). Conventional radiographs (CR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of patients with CPPD or DDD were retrospectiv…