An unusual case of pigmented villonodular synovitis after total knee arthroplasty.
We describe a case of focal pigmented villonodular synovitis in the knee presenting 12 months after total knee arthroplasty. The abnormal synovial proliferation was noted at arthroscopy, and histological analysis of the resected tissue confirmed the diagnosis.
Bunting
David
D
Department of Orthipaedics and Trauma, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
Kampa
Rebecca
R
Pattison
Roger
R
D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000209:etiology*