This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in ISI Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal My Folders Download to citation manager Google Scholar Articles by Boyer, T. Articles by Dorfmann, H. PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Boyer, T. Articles by Dorfmann, H.

Arthroscopy in primary synovial chondromatosis of the hip

DESCRIPTION AND OUTCOME OF TREATMENT

¹ IAL Nollet, 23 rue Brochant, 75017 Paris, France.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr T. Boyer; e-mail: thierry.boyer13{at}wanadoo.fr

Between 1985 and 2000, 120 patients underwent arthroscopic management for primary synovial chondromatosis of the hip. We report the outcome of 111 patients with a mean follow-up of 78.6 months (12 to 196). More than one arthroscopy was required in 23 patients (20.7%), and 42 patients (37.8%) went on to require open surgery. Outcomes were evaluated in greater detail in 69 patients (62.2%) treated with arthroscopy alone, of whom 51 (45.9%) required no further treatment and 18 (16.2%) required further arthroscopies. Of the 111 patients, 63 (56.7%) had excellent or good outcomes. At the most recent follow-up, 22 patients (19.8%) had undergone total hip replacement.

Hip arthroscopy proved beneficial for patients diagnosed with primary synovial chondromatosis of the hip, providing good or excellent outcomes in more than half the cases.