Arthroscopic resection of osteochondroma of the knee: two case reports

In this article, we report two cases of arthroscopic resection of symptomatic intraarticular osteochondroma of the knee. The first case was a 27-year-old male presenting with slowly progressive left knee pain while sitting and climbing up stairs. The second case was a 24-year-old female presenting w...

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Published inEklem hastaliklan ve cerrahisi Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 112 - 116
Main Authors Kesgin, Engin, Çelik, Cengiz, Karaoğlu, Sinan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 01.01.2013
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Adult
Arthroscopy
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Knee Joint - pathology
Knee Joint - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Osteochondroma - pathology
Osteochondroma - surgery
Pain Measurement
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Summary:In this article, we report two cases of arthroscopic resection of symptomatic intraarticular osteochondroma of the knee. The first case was a 27-year-old male presenting with slowly progressive left knee pain while sitting and climbing up stairs. The second case was a 24-year-old female presenting with slowly progressive right knee pain while running downhill and squatting deeply. Preoperative radiographs and magnetic resonance images revealed an intraarticular, locally expanding, mineralized mass at adjacent to the trochlea of the femur for both patients. These osteochondromas were arthroscopically resected, which led to complete relief of symptoms and return to full activity within two weeks. There has been no return of symptoms within three years and one year of follow-up, consecutively. We highlight that an arthroscopic resection of a symptomatic intraarticular osteochondroma may be less painful, has better cosmetic results and the postoperative recovery is faster, compared to the traditional open approach.
ISSN:1305-8282
1309-0313
DOI:10.5606/ehc.2013.25