title: Extraarticular synovial chondrometaplasia: locking of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger.
abstract: A case of extraarticular synovial chondrometaplasia at the proximal interphalangeal joint level with intermittent locking of the ring finger is presented. The characteristics of extraarticular synovial chondrometaplasia of the acral parts are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology