Synovial chondromatosis, a cause of hip pain: a case report
Carlos Marques-Gomes, Bruno Miguel Fernandes, Mariana Diz-Lopes, Miguel Bernardes · 2024
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Carlos Marques-Gomes and co-authors present a woman whose decade of hip pain traced to loose cartilage bodies in the joint, in this 2024 case report. The condition, synovial chondromatosis, makes the joint lining sprout cartilage nodules that break free. It favors the knee and rarely picks the hip.
The sixty-three-year-old patient's X-ray showed hip wear plus cloudy spots near the socket. A CT scan confirmed the finding. The authors stress that plain X-rays can catch the condition. Knowing this rare cause keeps clinicians from blaming all such pain on wear and tear alone, and it can spare patients years of vague treatment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carlos Marques-Gomes, Bruno Miguel Fernandes, Mariana Diz-Lopes, Miguel Bernardes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |