title: Synovial chondromatosis of the ankle.
abstract: Synovial chondromatosis is a rare disorder presenting a typical radiological appearance. We reviewed three patients with this disease in the ankle. Two of these patients were reexamined after 7 and 27 years, respectively. Although both had several calcified juxta-articular bodies in the ankle none of them had any clinical symptoms. This indicates that surgical intervention should be performed only if mechanical signs and symptoms are present.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*