Synovial Chondromatosis Presenting
as a Locking Sensation of the Knee
in a 65 Year Old Female Patient
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Correspondence
Dr. Ujjval Deliwala
MBBS, M. S. (Ortho), FAANA (USA),
Dip. In Sports Traumatology (Portugal),
Fellow Arthroscopy (USA, Canada )
Mob: 09825225362
E mail: Contact@arthroscopy.in
Website: www.arthroscopyclinic.in
The knee joint is the most common site of synovial chondromatosis with a high prevalence in middle aged males. The following is the description of a 65 year old female who presented with a locking sensation during the motion of her right knee joint every time during movement, which was a less common occurrence at her age. The loose bodies in the right knee joint were excised as much as possible by using arthroscopy. The patient was asymptomatic when she moved her knee after the arthroscopic synovectomy and the removal of the loose bodies. In spite of less chances of the malignant transformation of the synovial chondromatosis, a long term follow up has still been recommended in this female due to the supposed genetic abnormality.