Giant synovial cyst of the hip joint.
Synovial cysts are known to occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Their presentation in the hip joint, however, continues to be a diagnostic challenge. A case is presented involving a patient with a large synovial cyst of the hip, emphasizing the need for the orthopaedic surgeon to include synovial cyst in the differential diagnosis of a painless groin mass, particularly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
White
T K
TK
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington.
Incavo
S J
SJ
Moreland
M S
MS
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D006119:Groin; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed