SYNOVIAL CHONDROMATOSIS OF THE KNEE: CASE REPORT

Rev Bras Ortop. 2015 Dec 6;46(5):605-6. doi: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30420-1. eCollection 2011 Sep-Oct.

¹ Attending Physician at the Sports Traumatology Center (CETE), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Head Physician, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Assunção Hospital and Maternity Hospital (HMA), São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
³ Full Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Unifesp; Head of the Sports Traumatology Center (CETE), Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a patient with synovial osteochondromatosis of the knee, who had previously been a soccer player.

Keywords: Athlete; Chondromatosis; Knee; Synovial.