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J Knee Surg 2009; 22(3): 267-269
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247760
Case Report

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Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Posterior Capsule of the Knee

Dong Ju Chae1 , Gautam M. Shetty3 , Ki Hoon Kang1 , Ji Hoon Kim2 , Kyung Wook Nha2
  • 1Bonplus Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
  • 2The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Ilsan, South Korea
  • 3The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, B.Y.L Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
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14 January 2010 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the posterior intra-articular structures of the knee joint is rare. We report a case of localized pigmented villonodular synovitis arising from the posterior capsule of the knee joint in a patient who presented with a history of repeated joint effusions and loss of terminal knee flexion. After successful, complete removal of the mass through the posteromedial portal, the patient was asymptomatic, with no evidence of recurrence during the 26-month follow-up period.

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