title: [Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis: a primary overlooked diagnosis in a young female patient].
abstract: Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare condition of the knee that may present with symptoms suggesting internal derangement. We report a case of juvenile patient who presented with a 1-year history of signs and symptoms of a loose body in the knee. Radiographic examination and MRI were within normal limits. The lesion was treated arthroscopically by resection.
authors: Orthopädische Abteilung der Klinik Wilhelm Schulthess, Zürich.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Funke
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Munzinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D007719:Knee Joint; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Lokalisierte pigmentierte villonoduläre Synovitis: eine primär verpasste Diagnose bei einer jugendlichen Patientin.