A case of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) of the Knee joint in a young female

Kapoor Chirag; Jhaveri Maulik; Shah Malkesh; Golwala Paresh

doi:10.4103/2347-6486.240204

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Year : 2016 \| Volume : 4 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 53-56

A case of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) of the Knee joint in a young female Kapoor Chirag¹, Jhaveri Maulik², Shah Malkesh³, Golwala Paresh⁴ ¹ Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics Department, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ² Student, Orthopaedics Department, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ³ Senior Resident, Orthopaedics Department, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ⁴ Professor & HOD, Orthopaedics Department, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India Correspondence Address: Kapoor Chirag Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics Department, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/2347-6486.240204

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare, benign, but potentially locally aggressive and recurrent condition characterized by synovial proliferation and hemosiderin deposition inside the joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. It usually affects the large joints such as hip, knee, and ankle. The present report was a case of PVNS of the knee joint in a young female which was treated by subtotal synovectomy alone without the use of adjuvants. At the 20-month follow-up, the patient was pain free and had no signs of disease recurrence.



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