J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1998 Feb;33(1):211-215.

Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Posterior Compartment of the Knee: A Case Report

• Chung HK
• Choi CH
• Choi KJ
• Lee SP

Abstract

Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis is a monoarticular proliferative condition that may affect any joint but is frequently found in the knee. The locaiized form was less frequent than the diffuse one. The estimated frequency of localized pigmented villonodular synovitis among patients performed an arthroscopic procedure was known one case lor each 2,500 cases. Previous reports pointed that the lower recurrence rate after the arthroscopic excision for localized form. We also experienced a case of localized pigmented viilonodular synovitis located at the posterior compartment of the knee, so we report this case with review of literatures.

Keyword

Knee; Posterior compartment; Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis

MeSH Terms

Humans
Joints
Knee*
Recurrence
Synovitis
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular*