1/5. Synovial osteochondromatosis of the suprapatellar bursa with an imperforate suprapatellar plica.Synovial osteochondromatosis is a rare disease characterized by cartilaginous and osseous metaplasia of the joint synovium. While it may affect practically any synovial joint, the knee is most often affected. An imperforate suprapatellar plica is also a rare finding in the knee. We report an exceptionally rare case of synovial osteochondromatosis of the knee characterized by isolated multiple loose bodies in the suprapatellar bursa caused by imperforate suprapatellar plica in a 52-year-old woman. The case was successfully treated by arthroscopic surgery. A worse-case scenario and possible diagnostic and therapeutic challenges are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/5. Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint: long-term postoperative follow-up of the residual calcification.Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is a rare disease, and extra-articular synovial condromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is even rarer. A review of the English literature from 1980 to 2000 has revealed 51 cases of synovial chondromatosis affecting the temporomandibular joint. We report a case of extra-articular synovial condromatosis, for which we carried out a long-term follow-up of the postoperative course using diagnostic images.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/5. Case report 692: Synovial chondrometaplasia of the 1st costovertebral joint.Synovial chondrometaplasia, also known as synovial chondromatosis, is a rare disease affecting the synovial membrane and characterized by a nodular proliferation of metaplastic cartilage. It most commonly involves large joints such as the knee, hip, and elbow, but its presence in unusual locations such as small joints and the temporomandibular joint has been described. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of synovial chondrometaplasia involving the costovertebral joint in a patient with a previous injury to that area.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/5. Synovial chondromatosis of the knee joint: a rarity during childhood.Synovial chondromatosis is a rare disease, especially in children. We report on a 12-year old girl who suffered twice a knee trauma. She then developed an arthritis of her right knee joint and finally showed all signs of synovial chondromatosis arthroscopically. Treatment consisted of removal of loose as well as stalked chondromatous bodies by means of arthroscopy. According to Milgram (1975) the evolution of the disease progresses through three stages, starting with synovial metaplasia producing chondromas which are then shed into the joint. Kay, Freemont and Davies (1989) doubt this theory.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/5. Primary synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with suspected traumatic etiology. Report of a case.Synovial chondromatosis (SC) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a rare disease that is characterized by the development of nodules of cartilage within the synovial connective tissues of articulating joints. Reports of extracapsular TMJ SC are rare. A case is presented of primary SC of the TMJ with extension to the pterygoid plates, with a suspected traumatic etiology. The differences between primary and secondary SC are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |