BACKGROUND Primary synovial chondromatosis commonly involves large joints such as the knee and hip. The optimal approaches for successful surgical management of symptomatic primary synovial chondromatosis of the hip joint are controversial. METHODS The current study reviewed 9 patients with primary synovial chondromatosis of the hip who underwent surgical treatment between 2000 and 2005. By i...

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...

The study describes a rare clinical case of synovial chondromatosis of the temporo-mandibular joint, in a 53 year-old patient. In the prehospital stage, the patient was examined by additional diagnostic methods – 3D CT and subsequent computer simulation, in view of subsequent surgery. In January 2015, partial synovektomy of the right temporo-mandibular joint with removal of cartilaginous impuri...

BACKGROUND Synovial chondromatosis is characterized by cartilaginous metaplasia in synovial tissues. Extra-articular tenosynovial chondromatosis is considered to be an anatomical counterpart of articular synovial chondromatosis. Extra-articular tenosynovial chondromatosis occurs preferentially in the hand, although its frequency is low. RESULTS We report three cases of extra-articular tenosyn...

Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a rare, benign cartilaginous metaplasia that affects the joints, usually only one joint. Chondromatosis is a hard to diagnose disease because of its somewhat vague symptoms, especially those in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which does not fit those from the most prevalent disease sites (knee, elbow and shoulder). There is only one case of TMJ chondromatosis ...

INTRODUCTION Neoplastic disease in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a rare condition and is difficult to differentiate from temporomandibular disorders (TMD) based on symptoms and simple X-ray examinations. Potential differential diagnoses include synovial chondromatosis and pseudotumor, both of which are also relatively rare in the TMJ. PRESENTATION OF CASE We report a case of pseudotumo...

Four patients who developed malignant synovial tumours are described; one with chondromatosis developed a synovial chondrosarcoma and three with pigmented villonodular synovitis developed malignant change. The relevant literature is discussed.

Synovial chondromatosis is a rare condition in which osteocartilaginous nodules are formed by synovial metaplasia and become intra-articular loose bodies. It is usually monarticular, most commonly affecting the knee and is regarded as invariably benign. There are reports ofmalignant change, but only the two case studies of Mullins, Berard and Eisenberg (1965) and of Dunn et at. (1974) fully doc...

Synovial chondromatosis, also termed synovial osteochondromatosis, is a rare benign disorder characterized by the presence of cartilaginous nodules in the synovium of the joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. It most commonly involves large joints, such as the knee, hip, and shoulder, but its presence in smaller joints has also been reported. Nevertheless, ankle involvement is unusual. The diagno...