New-onset synovial chondromatosis after total knee arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arth.2012.04.015.
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Abstract
Total joint arthroplasty is commonly recommended as a definitive treatment for synovial chondromatosis refractory to other treatment. We describe a unique case of synovial chondromatosis developing after total joint arthroplasty in a patient presenting 5 years after total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. This case illustrates that the diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis cannot be excluded in a patient with chronic, painful swelling of a joint, even after total joint arthroplasty.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Chondromatosis, Synovial
- Multiple Myeloma
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Periprosthetic Fractures
Anatomy
- knee