Published online Jan 14, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i2.685
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
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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 osteo
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.
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.