Synovial Osteochondromatosis of the Second Metatarsophalangeal Joint: A Case Report

• Published in: The Journal of foot and ankle surgery Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 458 - 461
• Main Authors: Chiang, Chen-Hao, MD, Jou, I-Ming, MD, PhD, Wang, Ping-Hui, MD, Chern, Tai-Chang, MD, Huang, Ming-Tung, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Chondromatosis, Synovial - diagnostic imaging; Chondromatosis, Synovial - pathology; Chondromatosis, Synovial - surgery; Diagnosis, Differential; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Juxtaarticular diseases. Extraarticular rhumatism; Male; Medical sciences; Metatarsophalangeal Joint; Middle Aged; Orthopedic Procedures - methods; Orthopedics; Radiography; synovectomy; synovial osteochondromatosis; synovectomy; 4; synovial osteochondromatosis; metatarsophalangeal joint; Juxtaarticular disease; Case study; Human; Synovial osteochondromatosis; Treatment; Surgery; Orthopedics; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Metatarsophalangeal joint; Synovectomy
• ISSN: 1067-2516; 1542-2224
• DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2011.03.015

Abstract Synovial osteochondromatosis is usually monoarticular, involving a large joint. Common locations include the knee, elbow, shoulder, and hip. It is not very common in the ankle, and it is very rare in the smaller joints of the foot. To our knowledge, and with the exception of 4 cases that occurred in the great toe, this condition has never been described in other metatarsophalangeal joints. In this report, we presented a case of synovial osteochondromatosis in the second metatarsophalangeal joint and reviewed the literature.