Solitary synovial osteochondroma of the knee.

Solitary synovial osteochondroma of the knee.

A very rare case of solitary osteochondroma of the knee is reported. The patient presented with a slowly growing retropatellar bony tumour of 4 years duration following a minor trauma. An excisional biopsy with a total patellectomy was performed as the patellar articular surface was unsalvageable. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Allahabadia V, Kulkarni S, Dogra A, Bhosale P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1995-10-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Bone Neoplasms
diagnosis
etiology
surgery
Case Report
Female
Human
Knee Injuries
complications
Knee Joint
Osteochondroma
Synovial Membrane
pathology
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1995;volume=41;issue=4;spage=113;epage=4;aulast=Allahabadia
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Summary:A very rare case of solitary osteochondroma of the knee is reported. The patient presented with a slowly growing retropatellar bony tumour of 4 years duration following a minor trauma. An excisional biopsy with a total patellectomy was performed as the patellar articular surface was unsalvageable. A 20 month follow up revealed no recurrence and a functional knee. A brief review of literature is also presented.
ISSN:0022-3859
0972-2823

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