When cartilage-like tissue is present in the synovial membrane of joints, it known as chondromatosis (SC). The main cause believed to be metaplasia embryonal mesenchymal membrane. metaplastic foci grow within joint space and can detach from wall, forming free-floating bodies. While SC more commonly associated with trauma temporomandibular (TMJ), exact relationship between remains unclear. Impro...

present as soft-tissue masses; they may be painful and progressively enlarge. Radiography may show some calci fication, but bony erosion is rare (Sim et al 1977). The lesion can be clearly defined by CT. Extra-articular synovial chondromatosis has a benign clinical course (Dahlin and Salvador 1974), but in unusual locations it may be misdiagnosed as a soft-tissue chon drosarcoma. Factors which ...

Einleitung ▼ Die synoviale Chondromatose ist eine ungewöhnliche Erkrankung, die häufig synoviale Gelenke mit oder ohne Ausbreitung in angrenzende Schleimbeutel betrifft. Charakteristisch ist die Produktion von zahlreichen knorpeligen Knoten die durch Knorpelmetaplasie der synovialen Membran entstehen. Diese gutartige Erkrankung manifestiert sich durch Schmerzen, Schwellung, zeitweilige Gelenkbl...

Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a rare, mostly benign proliferation of the synovium of the joint, tendon or bursa which results in the formation of loose bodies. It can appear in one of 33 described localisations, but it is most common in the knee. In our study we gathered a group of 7 patients (6 male and 1 female) with SC of the elbow, which underwent arthroscopic surgery of the elbow, perfor...

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