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Update on identification of pathogenic crystals in joint fluid
Lan X Chen1, Gilda Clayburne, H Ralph Schumacher
1VA Medical Center, 151K, University and Woodland Avenues, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Current Rheumatology Reports
|May 12, 2004
Abstract:
Crystal identification in joint fluid has been an essential part of diagnosis of joint disease. Recent advances have included progress in crystal identification on stained slides, attention to aspiration techniques, and arthrocenteses of asymptomatic joints. Challenges remain to increase use and optimize techniques.