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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr-Jun;66(2):112-113.
doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_628_19.

Synovial chondromatosis of ankle in a child: A rare presentation

P Sathe  1 , M Agnihotri  1 , C Vinchu  1
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Case Reports

Synovial chondromatosis of ankle in a child: A rare presentation

P Sathe et al. J Postgrad Med. 2020 Apr-Jun.
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Figure 1
(a) MRI showed osseo-cartilaginous mass within the ankle joint space. (b) Grossly, two white bony hard nodular tissue pieces measuring 1.5 × 1 × 0.7 cm and 1.8 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm. (c and d) Microscopy showed circumscribed nodules of central cartilaginous areas with endochondral ossification and fibrotic synovial membrane at the periphery (HE, ×100 and × 400)
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