Operative Treatment for Diffuse Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Knee

Description: Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is most often a monoarticular disease affecting patients in their third or fourth decade. The knee joint is most commonly affected and due to the large recesses in the knee, patients often present late after the disease has insidiously spread to extraarticular sites around the knee. Up to 50% of patients report a history of asso-ciated trauma.
Operative Treatment for Diffuse Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Knee Kingsley R. Chin, MD, Steven J. Barr, MD and Gregory W. Brick, MD Harvard Orthopaedic Journal Vol 2 Article 8 full text