Atraumatic osteolysis of the distal clavicle: histologic evidence of synovial pathogenesis. A case report.
Osteolysis of the distal clavicle was diagnosed in a young male athlete following many years as a baseball pitcher with a supplementary weightlifting program. There was no history of ligamentous injuries, contusions, fractures or separation of the acromioclavicular joint. As such, this case was categorized as "atraumatic" osteolysis. Non-decalcified histologic sections from the resected clavicle suggest that the pathogenesis of this atraumatic osteolysis arose from the synovium.
D000293:Adolescent; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology*; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology