Synovial osteochondromatosis in a 9-year-old girl: clinical and histopathological appearance.
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.
Tiedjen
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, University Hospital, Gudrunstrasse 56, 44791, Bochum, Germany. kay-tiedjen@freenet.de
Senge
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Schleberger
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Wiese
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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
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents