New-onset synovial chondromatosis after total knee arthroplasty.
Total joint arthroplasty is commonly recommended as a definitive treatment for synovial chondromatosis refractory to other treatment. We describe a unique case of synovial chondromatosis developing after total joint arthroplasty in a patient presenting 5 years after total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. This case illustrates that the diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis cannot be excluded in a patient with chronic, painful swelling of a joint, even after total joint arthroplasty.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Matthew D
MD
Crawford
Hubert T
HT
Kim
D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D057068:Periprosthetic Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*