Migratory Loose Bodies from the Ankle Joint into the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Sheath [PDF]
Objective: Loose bodies resulting from any form of osteochondral insult can migrate out of their intra-articular position to adjacent compartments. This retrospective study aims to illustrate the phenomenon of loose bodies migration from the ankle joint
Jenn Shiunn Wong +5 more
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Intra-synovial loose bodies ultrasound-guided removal [PDF]
Intra-articular loose bodies can be a non-obvious cause of chronic joint pain. Patients often undergo many conventional treatments, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), physiotherapy, TECAR-therapy, laser-therapy or infiltration therapy,
Leonardo Callegari +4 more
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Arthroscopic treatment of bony loose bodies in the subacromial space.
IntroductionMultiple bony loose bodies in the subacromial space caused form cartilage or bone cells and continue to grow.Presentation of caseA 58-year-old man with two-year history of swelling and pain of the right shoulder.
Li W +4 more
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Loose Bodies Found in the Human Intra-Articular Space Showed Characteristics Similar to Endochondral Bone Formation. [PDF]
Objective: Loose bodies are free-floating tissues of cartilage and bone that can cause pain, swelling, the inability to straighten the knee, or intermittent locking of the knee.
Schwab A +5 more
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Localization Features of Loose Bodies in Secondary Synovial Chondromatosis of the Knee Joint
Aim: To investigate the relationship of cartilage loss in tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints with the number, size and location of loose bodies in secondary synovial chondromatosis (SC).
Çiğdem Özkara Bilgili +5 more
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Arthroscopic removal of loose bodies in synovial chondromatosis of shoulder joint, unusual location of rare disease: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
Introduction: Synovial chondromatosis is a benign mono-articular arthropathy affecting synovial joints. It mostly affects knee joint, followed by hip, elbow and wrist and is rarely reported for shoulder joint. The exact pathogenesis is not known.
Wahab H, Hasan O, Habib A, Baloch N.
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Radiological study of three cases of loose bodies in the temporomandibular joint
According to the literature, loose bodies in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) primarily prompt to synovial chondromatosis (SC). SC is a cartilaginous metaplasia of the mesenchymal remnants of the synovial tissue of the joints. Its main characteristic is
Allan Abuabara +3 more
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Pathological diagnosis of peritoneal loose body: a case report
Peritoneal loose bodies are usually incidental findings at laparotomy. Their sizes range from that of a pea to giant loose bodies. We report a case of giant loose peritoneal body measuring 5x 4 cm found incidentally in a 67 year old man.
M Rajbhandari, A Karmacharya, S Shrestha
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The knee joint loose body as a source of viable autologous human chondrocytes
Loose bodies are fragments of cartilage or bone present in the synovial fluid. In the present study we assessed if loose bodies could be used as a source of autologous human chondrocytes for experimental purposes.
J. Melrose
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Primary synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon disorder, in which involvement of the hip joint is still rare. Clinical symptoms are usually non-specific, clinical diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis of the hip may be difficult and delayed, especially ...
Chavva Shamsunder +2 more
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