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Radiological Case of the Month
Michael Heim, MB ChB;
Alex Deitch, MD;
Carlos Marchvic, MD;
Morris Azaria, MD
From the Departments of Orthopedic Rehabilitation (Drs Heim, Deitch,
and Azaria), and Orthopedic Surgery (Dr Heim), the Chaim Sheba Medical Center,
Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel Hashomer, Israel, affiliated with the Sackler School
of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Lewis National Rehabilitation Institute,
Tel Hashomer (Dr Heim). Dr Marchvic is a retired Major, Israel Defense Forces.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1069-1070.
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A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was examined by a medical profile committee prior
to army induction. He reported an existing problem in his right shoulder.
While playing basketball at school, he had a radiograph obtained of his painful
shoulder (Figure 1).
He was referred to an orthopedic surgeon who suggested that surgery
was indicated. The pain subsided and no surgery was performed. On inspection
the contour of the shoulder was normal. He had full strength and full range
of motion.
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Figure 1.
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Denouement and Discussion: Synovial Chondromatosis
Figure 1. The radiograph of
the shoulder demonstrates multiple densely calcified masses throughout the
shoulder joint bursa.
In the embryo, tissue differentiates into synovium and articular cartilage.
If hyaline cartilage develops within the synovial membrane at points of reflection,
cartilaginous bodies are nourished through the synovial pedicle and deposited
into the joint space where . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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