Diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis of the shoulder. A case report & review of literature.


Published online: Mar 27 1992

T Mulier, J Victor, J Van Den Bergh, and G Fabry.

Department of orthopedic surgery, H. Hart Ziekenhuis, Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

The combination of a diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis and a rotator cuff tear of the shoulder in a 64-year-old man is described. The patient was treated by complete synovectomy, open repair of the rotator cuff tear and a Neer acromioplasty. Six months after this surgical treatment the patient was free of pain, and clinical examination revealed an almost normal range of motion.

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