Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis presenting as a loose body in the knee.
Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare condition of the knee that can present with symptoms suggesting internal derangement. We report a case of a patient who presented with signs and symptoms of a loose body in the knee. The lesion was treated with resection using arthroscopic cautery.
Bronstein
R D
RD
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York.
Sebastianelli
W J
WJ
DeHaven
K E
KE
D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery