Chirurgie de la main
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Chirurgie de la main · Jan 1999
Review Case ReportsSynovial osteochondromatosis at the elbow producing ulnar and median nerve palsy. Case report and review of the literature.
The authors present the case of a 53-year-old woman suffering from synovial osteochondromatosis of her right elbow responsible for ulnar and median nerve entrapment neuropathy. This condition is characterised by the formation of multiple cartilaginous nodules in the metaplastic synovium of otherwise normal joints, bursae or tendon sheaths. ⋯ Synovial osteochondromatosis complicated by nerve compression syndromes has been rarely reported, usually with ulnar tunnel syndrome at the elbow. The literature on this subject is reviewed.