Diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis in knee joint: diagnosis and treatment

ABSTRACT Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare proliferative condition of the synovium. Although the condition can present in any joint, the knee is the most commonly affected site. Despite being a benign condition, pigmented villonodular synovitis is often aggressive, with marked extra-articul...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Frois Temponi, Antônio Augusto Guimarães Barros, Vinícius Oliveira Paganini, Victor Atsushi Kasuya Barbosa, Roger Badet, Lúcio Honório de Carvalho Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000400450&lng=en&tlng=en