Arthroscopic treatment of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the proximal tibiofibular joint.
Disorders of the proximal tibiofibular joint should be kept in mind in the evaluation of lateral knee pain. They include osteoarthrosis, rheumatic disease, traumatic subluxation or dislocation, ganglion or synovial cysts, synostosis, synovial chondromatosis, pigmented villonodular synovitis and hypomobility of the joint. Peroneal nerve can be at risk with pathologies of the joint either by compressive effect or formation of intra-neural ganglion. A case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the proximal tibiofibular joint was reported which presented with lateral knee pain. It was successfully treated by arthroscopic synovectomy. Level of evidence V.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. luithderek@yahoo.co.uk.
Tun Hing
TH
Lui
D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*