title: Extra-articular tenosynovial chondromatosis of the left ring finger in a 23-year-old man: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Tenosynovial chondromatosis is an extra-articular version of articular synovial chondromatosis and a relatively rare condition that can affect the tendon sheath, bursa, or joint synovial tissue. Tenosynovial chondromatosis is rarely reported in the literature and is often misdiagnosed. In the present study, a case of extra-articular tenosynovial chondromatosis of the left ring finger in a 23-year-old man is reported. Three different-sized nodules were identified upon surgery and all were removed via synovectomy. The patient was symptom free 6 months postoperatively, and there were no signs of recurrence after 1.5 years of follow-up. The literature describing tenosynovial chondromatosis in the fingers is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yu-Xian
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yun-Xiang
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Z E
authors.initials: ZE
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: finger; tendon sheath synovia; tenosynovial chondromatosis