Primary Synovial Chondromatosis Mimicking Medial Meniscal Tear in a Young Man

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 803.e1-803.e3

  Lin, Renn Chia ^a   Lue, Ko Huang ^b   Lin, Zong I ^a,b   Lu, Ko Hsiu ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meniscal tear; Synovial chondromatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHONDROMATOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745833375     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.024     Document Type: Article

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