Management of a Rare Case of Synovial Chondromatosis of Hip: Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Primary synovial chondromatosis of the hip.is a rare benign metaplastic condition of the synovium of unknown aetiology. We report a case of 27 year old female presented to us with pain and restriction of movements of the hip treated by debridement and removal of loose bodies via anterior approach to the hip. A literature search was performed to identify studies describing outcome after surgical treatment of synovial chondromatosis of hip by various methods like arthroscopic debridement, total hip arthroplasty and debridement via arthrotomy. Post operative outcome of our case was assessed by post operative radiograph and harris hip score.