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Full length article| Volume 10, ISSUE 2, P166-170, April 01, 1994

Generalized synovial chondromatosis of the knee: A comparison of removal of the loose bodies alone with arthroscopic synovectomy

  • D.J. Ogilvie-Harris
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    Address correspondence and reprint requests to D.J. Ogilvie-Harris, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto Western Division, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, MST 2S8 Canada.
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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • K. Saleh
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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-8063(05)80088-X
Generalized synovial chondromatosis of the knee: A comparison of removal of the loose bodies alone with arthroscopic synovectomy
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      Summary

      Thirteen patients with generalized synovial chondromatosis of the knee were treated by either removal of the loose bodies alone (n = 5) or arthroscopic synovectomy (n = 8). The average follow-up was 38 months (range 23–61). There were three recurrences in the loose body removal group, which were subsequently treated by arthroscopic synovectomy. Statistical analysis of the results shows a significant improvement in pain, synovitis and effusion, range of movement, and function after either treatment. The group treated by arthroscopic synovectomy had significantly lower recurrence rates (p = 0.02). We recommend arthroscopic synovectomy for patients with generalized synovial chondromatosis. However, if loose bodies alone are removed, a recurrence can be successfully treated by an arthroscopic synovectomy.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-8063(05)80088-X

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      © 1994 Arthroscopy Association of North America. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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