title: Mechanical symptoms arising from synovial pathology in knee joint.
abstract: Synovial pathology is a rare cause of mechanical symptom in the knee joint. The clinical features, arthroscopic appearance and histology of Hoffa's syndrome and localised villonodular synovitis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Stother
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007719:Knee Joint; D008875:Middle Aged; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery