Open AccessCombined type of nodular and diffuse forms of pigmented villonodular synovitis in a single knee joint of a child
Author(s) -
Kim Dong Hwan,
Noh Jung Ho
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6557
Subject(s) - pigmented villonodular synovitis , medicine , knee joint , synovitis , joint (building) , dermatology , anatomy , surgery , arthritis , architectural engineering , engineering
There are two types of pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), nodular and diffuse. Two types generally do not coexist, and only one type usually occurs. This report presents a rare case of 12‐year‐old boy with combined type of PVNS in the knee joint who was treated arthroscopically.