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Case Reports
. 2020 May-Jun;59(3):594-597.
doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.09.026.

Arthroscopic Synovectomy and Excision of a Sesamoid in the Management of an Atypical Presentation of Avascular Necrosis of Bone: A Case Report

Eun Ho Shin  1 , Won Hwan Kwon  2 , Michael D Dujela  3 , Bom Soo Kim  4
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Arthroscopic Synovectomy and Excision of a Sesamoid in the Management of an Atypical Presentation of Avascular Necrosis of Bone: A Case Report

Eun Ho Shin et al. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 May-Jun.

Abstract

Avascular necrosis of a sesamoid bone is a rare and incompletely understood entity. Furthermore, associated lesions secondary to sesamoid pathology have seldom been described in the literature. We report a case of avascular necrosis of the medial sesamoid, accompanied by severe synovitis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, that was successfully managed with arthroscopic synovectomy and open excision of the sesamoid.

Keywords: arthroscopy; avascular necrosis; osteonecrosis; sesamoid; synovitis.

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