Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis with Recurrent Subluxation of the Patella: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jun Dong CHANG
1
;
Weon Ik LEE
;
Young Seok CHUNG
;
Seok Woo KIM
;
Soo Joong CHOI
;
Chang Ju LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Knee;
Patella;
Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis;
Subluxation
- MeSH:
Humans;
Joints;
Knee;
Knee Joint;
Patella*;
Patellofemoral Joint;
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular*;
Tendons
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2001;36(2):183-186
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a slow, usually monoarticular, progressive proliferative disorder of uncertain etiology involving joint tissue, tendon sheath, and bursae. Pigmented villonodular synovitis has been divided in two forms-diffuse and localized. Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint can present with symptoms of pain, locking and instability. We report a case of a patient who presented with symptoms of recurrent subluxation of patella due to a localized pigmented villonodular synovitis occurring in the medial patellofemoral joint.
