Chondromatosis of the ankle joint (Reichel syndrome)

Authors
Wagner, S Bennek, J Grafe, G Schmidt, F Thiele, J Wittekind, C Meier, T
Citation
S. Wagner et al., Chondromatosis of the ankle joint (Reichel syndrome), PEDIAT SURG, 15(5-6), 1999, pp. 437-439
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN journal
01790358 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
437 - 439
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(199907)15:5-6<437:COTAJ(>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A case of chondromatosis of the upper ankle joint in childhood is described . It is a monoarticular disease with a good prognosis, frequently without k nown prior trauma or inflammation, although often free fragments of cartila ge are seen in the joint cavities. It originates from the synovium of the j oint, and is known in the literature as Reichel syndrome.