Total knee replacement in patients with diffuse villonodular synovitis

ABSTRACT This paper reports a case of diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis (DPVNS), associated with advanced gonarthrosis, submitted to total knee replacement. The patient had progressive pain and swelling. She had two previous surgeries, firstly arthroscopic , synovectomy and subsequently open...

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Main Authors: Lucio Flávio Biondi Pinheiro Júnior, Marcos Henrique Frauendorf Cenni, Rafael Henriques Soares Leal, Luiz Eduardo Moreira Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000500616&lng=en&tlng=en