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Secondary synovial osteochondromatosis

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Bilateral knee pain and clinical genu varus.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Female

Multiple intra-articular calcified loose bodies are present, bilaterally.

Severe degenerative changes as joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis and osteophyte formation are also evident which are more prominent at medial sides of both knees. 

Case Discussion

Secondary synovial chondromatosis (SOC) is a disorder that results in intra-articular loose bodies as a result of trauma, osteoarthrosis, or neuropathic arthropathy.

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