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Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 8/2003

01-10-2003 | Case Report

Property analysis of ectopic calcification in the carpal tunnel identification of apatite crystals: a case report

Authors: Kunihiro Sensui, Satoru Saitoh, Kiyokazu Kametani, Kuniaki Makino, Masayoshi Ohira, Teiji Kimura, Goh Ah Cheng, Yukihiko Hata

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 8/2003

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Abstract

Introduction

A 64-year-old woman presented with symptoms of subacute exacerbation of a year-long carpal tunnel syndrome that was caused by a large calcified mass in the tunnel.

Conclusion

The resected mass consisted of very tiny rods, and x-ray diffraction analysis, as well as the component analysis using energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis, revealed the mass to be most compatible with apatite. The back-scattered electron images suggested that precipitation might be a mechanism for development of the calcified mass.
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Metadata
Title
Property analysis of ectopic calcification in the carpal tunnel identification of apatite crystals: a case report
Authors
Kunihiro Sensui
Satoru Saitoh
Kiyokazu Kametani
Kuniaki Makino
Masayoshi Ohira
Teiji Kimura
Goh Ah Cheng
Yukihiko Hata
Publication date
01-10-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 8/2003
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-003-0574-0

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