title: A neglected case of giant synovial chondromatosis in knee joint.
abstract: Synovial chondromatosis is a rare benign condition arising from the synovial membrane of the joints, synovial sheaths or bursae around the joints. Primary synovial chondromatosis typically affects the large joints in the third to fifth decade of life. The purpose of this case report is to document this rare synovial pathology, which required open synovectomy and debridement to eradicate it. In our case, the biggest sized SOC was 20x19x6 cm, although there were many joint mice. Our case had the biggest SOC ever extracted, which to the best of my knowledge has not been reported earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sancar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serbest
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tiftikçi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haci Bayram
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin Fatih
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sevinç
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D000074402:Synovectomy
keywords: Synovial chondromatosis; giant; knee Joint; loose body; surgery