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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023

De Novo Synovial Chondromatosis following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report.

Sebastian Braun, Dimitrios A Flevas, Ruba Sokrab, Robert G Ricotti, Carolena Rojas Marcos, Andrew D Pearle, Peter K Sculco

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sebastian BraunDepartment of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4175-8718
Dimitrios A FlevasStavros Niarchos Complex Joint Reconstruction Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Ruba SokrabStavros Niarchos Complex Joint Reconstruction Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Robert G RicottiStavros Niarchos Complex Joint Reconstruction Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Carolena Rojas MarcosStavros Niarchos Complex Joint Reconstruction Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Andrew D PearleDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Peter K SculcoStavros Niarchos Complex Joint Reconstruction Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Hospital for Special Surgery · USGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

Funding

Stavros Niarchos Foundation not applicableStiftung Friedrichsheim not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this case report, we present a rare case of a female patient who developed pain and swelling after a total knee arthroplasty. An extensive diagnostic workup including serum and synovial testing to rule out infection was performed in addition to advanced imaging including an MRI of the knee, but it was only after an arthroscopic synovectomy that the diagnosis of secondary synovial chondromatosis was confirmed. The purpose of this case report is to highlight the occurrence of secondary synovial chondromatosis as a rare cause of pain and swelling after total knee arthroplasty, thereby assisting clinicians in providing prompt diagnosis, surgical treatment, and efficient recovery in the setting of secondary synovial chondromatosis after total knee arthroplasty.

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benign soft tissue tumorknee jointknee osteoarthritissynovial chondromatosistotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID37374148
PMCPMC10300793
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