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Available follow-up CR were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      CR from 140 patients with CPPD (1171 discovertebral units [DVU]) and 99 with DDD (803 DVU) were evaluated (mean [SD] age 74.4 [9.9] vs 71 [6.2] years; 20% vs 20.2% male individuals, respectively). Disc calcification, osteophytes, and erosions were noted significantly more frequently in CPPD vs DDD (16.5% vs 5.2%, 73.5% vs 59.8%, and 13.6% vs 3.2%, respectively; all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.002). Follow-up CR from 29 patients with CPPD and 46 with DDD were available. Significant progression of endplate erosions and osteophytes was seen (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2264 0.02) in both groups. CR follow-up in the CPPD group was shorter than that in DDD (median [IQR] 1.9 [0.6-3.0] vs 3.0 [1.6-4.7] years, respectively;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03), but CPPD compared with DDD showed more frequent radiographic erosive changes in the thoracic spine (6.8% vs 0.6%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02) and lumbar disc calcification (5.8% vs 0.6%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CPPD is associated with more severe and progressive structural changes in the lower spine compared to DDD. 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