Synovial chondromatosis affecting the glenohumeral joint is rare. Treatment primarily consists of arthroscopic loose body removal and synovectomy. Shoulder arthroplasty has been mentioned in the literature as a treatment option for patients with coexisting arthritis, although the results have been underreported. The case of an 84-year-old man with long standing synovial chondromatosis of the sh...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical outcome of arthroscopic synovectomy for persistent rheumatoid synovitis of the knee joints. DESIGN Prospective clinical study. SETTING Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal. PATIENTS Fifty two knee joints in 46 patients. MEASUREMENTS The effect of the procedure and its influence in the progression of the disease process on knee joints were assesse...

Radionuclide synovectomy is a minimally invasive method of treating persistent joint inflammation. It involves intra-articular injection of radioactive colloids which induce necrosis and fibrosis of hypertrophic synovial membrane. The most common indication for radiosynovectomy is rheumatoid arthritis, although patients with seronegative spondyloarthropathies, unclassified arthritis, haemophili...

INTRODUCTION Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) of knee joint is a rare disorder of Synovium. Hip and knee joint are commonly affected joints. The knee PVNS presents as a localized or diffuse form. Diagnosis if often delayed and permanent joint damage occurs with advanced disease. Ultrasound examination shows fluid collection and synovial hypertrophy. Magnetic resonance imaging helps in cl...

The results of thirty synovectomies of the elbow for rheumatoid arthritis are reported. Satisfactory relief of pain was obtained in twenty-seven elbows and the range of movement was improved in twenty-one. The classical operation includes excision of the radial head but in this series approximately half the radial heads were conserved with comparable results. The results of synovectomy do not s...

Primary synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon disorder, and involvement of the hip joint is rare. The clinical symptoms are usually non-specific, and a clinical diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis of the hip may be difficult and delayed, especially before the ossifying nodules become evident. Loose bodies in the joint can cause secondary degenerative osteoarthritis of the hip. Currently, the ...

Case report: 54-year gentleman who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair with remplissage presented after 1 month non-purulent swelling of the posterolateral portal site. Blood and MRI studies suggested presence infection which was immediately treated joint lavage, synovectomy antibiotic monotherapy for 6 weeks. Culture revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa. At year follow-up, patient free full recov...

We present 12 patients with synovial osteochondromatosis of the elbow treated by synovectomy. Histological review showed that seven cases were primary and five secondary osteochondromatosis. The patients with primary disease had a mean improvement in the flexion arc from a preoperative value of 40 degrees to 123 degrees to 5 degrees to 128 degrees when reviewed at a mean of nine years after ope...

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is an uncommon proliferative disorder of the synovium, with an annual incidence of 1.8 per million. PVNS may have no symptoms, or may present as pain, stiffness, or swelling in a joint, with locking and instability. The proliferation of synovial villi and fibrous nodules characteristic of PVNS may occasionally form a palpable intra-articular mass. Resecti...

Primary synovial chondromatosis is a rare, benign, proliferative disease of hyaline cartilaginous bodies within the synovium of joints. We report a rare case of primary synovial chondromatosis diffusely affecting the ulnohumeral joint causing pain and motion limitations with extrusion into the cubital tunnel and compressing the ulnar nerve but without any preoperative signs or symptoms of ulnar...