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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Chondromatosis, Synovial

Preferred term

Chondromatosis, Synovial  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Henderson-Jones Syndrome
  • Reichel's Syndrome
  • Synovial Chondromatosis
  • Synovial Chondrometaplasia

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VSGBVBS3-X

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