Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the patellar fat pad: a report of two cases.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1994
Abstract
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the knee is a well-recognized entity. We report on two cases of localized PVNS that involved the patellar fat pad, an area of involvement not previously reported. Diagnostic and therapeutic arthroscopies were performed, and typical findings of localized PVNS were found. Complete resection of the lesions were performed arthroscopically. At short-term follow-up, all symptoms had resolved. Arthroscopy can be used as an effective diagnostic tool for identification of intraarticular PVNS of the knee. In the case of localized involvement, it also can be considered as definitive treatment.
Volume
10
Issue
4
First Page
400
Last Page
403
ISSN
0749-8063
Published In/Presented At
Palumbo, R. C., Matthews, L. S., & Reuben, J. M. (1994). Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the patellar fat pad: a report of two cases. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 10(4), 400–403. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-8063(05)80190-2
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
7945635
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article