Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Apr 2007)

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Elbow in a 6-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

  • H Sekiya,
  • H Ozawa,
  • N Sugimoto,
  • Y Kariya,
  • Y Hoshino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900701500124
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the elbow is rare and even rarer in children. We report a case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the elbow in a 6-year-old girl who underwent total synovectomy after the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. The osteochondral defect at the olecranon was filled with calcium phosphate bone paste. Two years after surgery, neither recurrence nor joint degeneration was found.