Chondromatosis of the ankle joint (Reichel syndrome).
A case of chondromatosis of the upper ankle joint in childhood is described. It is a monoarticular disease with a good prognosis, frequently without known prior trauma or inflammation, although often free fragments of cartilage are seen in the joint cavities. It originates from the synovium of the joint, and is known in the literature as Reichel syndrome.
Wagner
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Leipzig University, Oststrasse 21-25, D-04317 Leipzig, Germany.
Bennek
J
J
Gräfe
G
G
Schmidt
F
F
Thiele
J
J
Wittekind
C
C
Meier
T
T
D000208:Acute Disease; D000843:Ankle Joint; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis