Synovial osteochondromatosis in a 9-year-old girl: clinical and histopathological appearance

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006 May;14(5):460-4. doi: 10.1007/s00167-005-0702-1. Epub 2005 Nov 22.

Abstract

This article reports the clinical and histopathological appearance of synovial osteochondromatosis in the right knee joint of a 9-year-old girl. Initial symptoms such as monoarticular joint swelling led to further diagnostic procedures with the aid of different imaging techniques including X-ray examination and MRI. The definitive diagnosis was based on histopathological findings after performing arthroscopy of the affected joint and the intraoperative appearance of the synovial lesions. Besides antiphlogistical drug-therapy, the treatment of choice is synovectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Arthroscopy
  • Child
  • Chondromatosis, Synovial / diagnosis*
  • Chondromatosis, Synovial / pathology
  • Chondromatosis, Synovial / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Range of Motion, Articular

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents