title: Palm thorn synovitis.
abstract: This retrospective study compares the results of extensive versus limited synovectomy at the time of palm thorn removal from a joint space. Patients treated by primary extensive synovectomy obtained complete relief of symptoms; patients who underwent limited synovectomy required subsequent extensive synovectomy.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008722:Methods; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014197:Trees