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MacMullan and McCarthy Arthritis Research Therapy 2010,12:116 /content/12/3/116 EDITORIAL The meniscus, calci? cation and osteoarthritis: a pathologic team Paul A MacMullan and Geraldine M McCarthy* 1 1,2 Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) and basic calcium phosphate (BCP) are the two most common forms of calcium crystals found in articular cartilage [4]. eir presence is associated with a number of clinical manifestations. For example, CPPD crystals cause acute attacks of articul