"Chondromatosis, Synovial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D015838
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.287
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| Concept/Terms |
Chondromatosis, Synovial- Chondromatosis, Synovial
- Synovial Chondrometaplasia
- Chondrometaplasia, Synovial
- Chondrometaplasias, Synovial
- Synovial Chondrometaplasias
- Reichel's Syndrome
- Reichel Syndrome
- Reichels Syndrome
- Syndrome, Reichel's
- Synovial Chondromatosis
- Chondromatoses, Synovial
- Synovial Chondromatoses
- Henderson-Jones Syndrome
- Henderson Jones Syndrome
- Syndrome, Henderson-Jones
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chondromatosis, Synovial" by people in Profiles.
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A Novel Complication of the Dall-Miles Cable Grip System Mimicking Recurrent Synovial Chondromatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. JBJS Case Connect. 2016 Oct-Dec; 6(4):e87.
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Synovial Chondromatosis of the Elbow With Asymptomatic Ulnar Nerve Compression. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Nov; 41(11):e429-e431.
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Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint. Diagn Cytopathol. 1994; 11(1):93-4.