1. Crystal-induced arthropathies--historical aspects / Daniel J. McCarty -- 2. The epidemiology of gout and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease / Kenneth G. Saag, Ted R. Mikuls, and Joel Abbott -- 3. Genetics of the crystal-induced arthropathies / Raihana Zaka and Charlene J. Williams -- 4. Gout : presentation, natural history, and associated conditions / N. Lawrence Edwards -- 5. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia / John Kanellis. [et al.] -- 6. Pseudogout : presentation, natural history, and associated conditions / Ann K. Rosenthal -- 7. Clinical manifestations of basic calcium phosphate (apatite) deposition disease / Kanyakorn Jaovisidha and Lawrence M. Ryan -- 8. Differential diagnosis of monarthritis / Kevin D. Deane and Sterling G. West -- 9. Synovial fluid analysis for identification of crystals / Lan X. Chen and H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr. -- 10. Other methods of crystal identification / Paul B. Halverson -- 11. Radiographic changes of crystal-induced arthropathies / Lawrence M. Ryan and Guillermo F. Carrera -- 12. The biochemistry of gout / Michael A. Becker -- 13. Biochemistry of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition / Lawrence M. Ryan and Jill C. Costello -- 14. Biochemistry of basic calcium phosphate (apatite)-associated syndromes / Eamonn S. Molloy and Geraldine M. McCarthy -- 15. Pathophysiology of crystal-induced arthritis / Nicola Dalbeth and Dorian O. Haskard -- 16. Physiologic aspects of urate homeostasis / Peter A. Simkin -- 17. Biological effects of calcium-containing crystals / Herman S. Cheung -- 18. The pathology of crystal-induced arthropathies / H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr. and Robert L. Wortmann --

19. Management of crystal-induced arthropathies / Robert L. Wortmann and Lawrence M. Ryan -- 20. Colchicine / Brian F. Mandell -- 21. The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of gouty arthritis / Bruce N. Cronstein -- 22. Corticosteroids in the treatment of crystal-induced arthropathies / R. Swamy Venuturupalli and Michael H. Weisman -- 23. Uricosuric therapy / Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Inaki Hernando, and Ana M. Herrero-Beites -- 24. Xanthine oxidase inhibitors / Adel G. Fam -- 25. Urate oxidase (uricase) / Michael S. Hershfield and John S. Sundy -- 26. Therapeutic strategies for calcium-containing crystal arthropathies / Herman S. Cheung.