Open AccessStones around knee joint
Author(s) -
Ijaz Amin,
Wajida Perveen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anaesthesia, pain and intensive care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2220-5799
pISSN - 1607-8322
DOI - 10.35975/apic.v24i5.1380
Subject(s) - synovial chondromatosis , medicine , osteoarthritis , radiological weapon , knee joint , physical examination , orthopedic surgery , knee pain , radiology , surgery , orthodontics , pathology , alternative medicine , temporomandibular joint
A 56 yrs old female consulted orthopedic OPD with complaints of pain, swelling and frequent locking of the knee joint with grating sounds. There was no history of trauma. She was postmenopausal since last three years. On examination hard masses were palpable on posterior aspect of the knee and in supra patellar area. On radiological examination, multiple loose bodies were found around the knee joint along with grade-III osteoarthritis (Figures 1 & 2). On loose bodies were found around the knee joint along with grade-III osteoarthritis (Figures 1 & 2). On correlation of clinical picture and radiological findings diagnosis was confirmed to be ‘synovial chondromatosis’.1