title: Subchondral lucencies and synovial disease: a case report and discussion.
abstract: The case of a young female with hip pain and acetabular subchondral lucencies on conventional radiographs is presented. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated subchondral lucencies in the femoral head as well, and an arthrogram revealed synovial irregularities. The differential diagnosis is discussed with an approach to subchondral lucencies. A synovectomy was performed on this patient with pigmented villonodular synovitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, New York.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gruden
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001175:Arthrography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed