Yi RB, Gong HL, Arthur DT, Wen J, Xiao S, Tang ZW, Xiang F, Wang KJ, Song ZQ. Synovial chondromatosis of the hip joint in a 6 year-old child: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(2): 685-690 [PMID: 35097095 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.685]
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Jie Wen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 West Jiefang Road, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China. cashwj@qq.com
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 14, 2022; 10(2): 685-690 Published online Jan 14, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.685
Synovial chondromatosis of the hip joint in a 6 year-old child: A case report
Run-Bin Yi, Hao-Li Gong, Djandan Tadum Arthur, Jie Wen, Sheng Xiao, Zhong-Wen Tang, Feng Xiang, Kong-Jian Wang, Zhen-Qi Song
Run-Bin Yi, Hao-Li Gong, Djandan Tadum Arthur, Jie Wen, Sheng Xiao, Zhong-Wen Tang, Feng Xiang, Kong-Jian Wang, Zhen-Qi Song, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Yi RB and Gong HL contributed equally to this work, and they are co-first authors; Arthur DT and Tang ZW collected the data; Wen J and Xiao S designed the research; Xiang F, Wang KJ, and Song ZQ performed the literature review.
Supported byNatural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, No. 2019JJ50324.
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Corresponding author: Jie Wen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 West Jiefang Road, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China. cashwj@qq.com
Received: July 4, 2021 Peer-review started: July 4, 2021 First decision: October 18, 2021 Revised: October 22, 2021 Accepted: December 7, 2021 Article in press: December 7, 2021 Published online: January 14, 2022 Processing time: 191 Days and 14.5 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a rare benign lesion first reported by Ambrose Pare in 1558. It is most common in the knee joint, followed by the hip joint and elbow joint. It is characterized by the presence of multiple pearl-like osteochondral bodies in the joint. The incidence in children is extremely low.
CASE SUMMARY
We report a 6-year-old Chinese boy who presented to our hospital with left hip joint pain and claudication for more than one year. We performed total surgical resection of SC tissue in the left hip. A good prognosis was confirmed at the 6-wk follow-up. Pain and swelling symptoms were totally relieved, range of motion of his left hip returned to normal, and there was no clinical evidence of lesion recurrence at last follow-up. Our case is the youngest reported patient with SC occurring in the hip.
CONCLUSION
SC is a rare disease and can be easily misdiagnosed. When we encounter children with hip pain and claudication, increased vigilance and a comprehensive physical examination and imaging examination should be considered, in order to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment in patients.
Core Tip: Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a rare disease and can be easily misdiagnosed. We report a 6-year-old Chinese boy who received total surgical debridement of the left hip lesion. A good prognosis was confirmed at the 6-wk follow-up. Pain and swelling symptoms were totally relieved, range of motion of the left hip returned to normal, and there was no clinical evidence of lesion recurrence at last follow-up. Our case is the youngest reported patient with SC occurring in the hip.
