title: Synovial osteochondromatosis in a 9-year-old girl: clinical and histopathological appearance.
abstract: This article reports the clinical and histopathological appearance of synovial osteochondromatosis in the right knee joint of a 9-year-old girl. Initial symptoms such as monoarticular joint swelling led to further diagnostic procedures with the aid of different imaging techniques including X-ray examination and MRI. The definitive diagnosis was based on histopathological findings after performing arthroscopy of the affected joint and the intraoperative appearance of the synovial lesions. Besides antiphlogistical drug-therapy, the treatment of choice is synovectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, University Hospital, Gudrunstrasse 56, 44791, Bochum, Germany. kay-tiedjen@freenet.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tiedjen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senge
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schleberger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiese
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002648:Child; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents