Tumoral calcinosis is a distinct clinical and histologic entity that is characterized by tumour like periarticular deposits of calcium that are found foremost in regions of hip, shoulder and elbow. The disorder occurs predominantly in otherwise healthy children, adolescents, young adults and is more often multiple than solitary. We report a case of Tumoral calcinosis in a 15 year old male and d...

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare and benign hereditary tumor-like periarticular calcium deposit. It is painless and it is found commonly around large joints such as hip, shoulder and elbow. The condition predominately affects young black African patients with an equal gender ratio. In this report, a case of primary idiopathic localized tumoral calcinosis in a 22-year-old African man and its distinc...

Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon disease characterized by the deposition of calcium salts and crystals in the periarticular soft tissues. It is almost entirely a disease of adults. Histological and radiologically, however, features of this condition are identical regardless of age. Lesions in adults usually involve the hip joint and tend to recur following surgery, whereas in children surgery ...

Periarticular cyst and cystic soft tissue lesion around the knee are common. Synovial sarcoma is a rare and malignant soft tissue tumor accounting for approximately 5% of soft tissue sarcoma. A case is presented where a lesion adjacent to the joint line of the knee was diagnosed clinically and on imaging as a meniscal cyst. MRI signal was homogenous and no concomitant meniscal tears were seen. ...

within articular and periarticular tissues are among the most common causes of acute mono/polyarthritis and, less frequently, chronic arthritis. The two most common types of microcrystal synovitis are those associated with: • monosodium urate monohydrate (MSUM): gout • calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD): pseudogout. These arthritides are frequently encountered in medical inpatients in whom ...

Traumatic injuries to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis often accompany ankle fractures. Repair of the syndesmosis is critical for the normal function of the ankle joint. Conventional reduction of the diastasis is achieved with the use of a periarticular reduction clamp. The authors describe an alternative method for reduction of the syndesmosis using a screw exchange technique. This proposed...

Cervical spinal synovial and/or ganglion cysts can occur at various periarticular sites and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intraspinal-extradural or paraspinal masses of the cervical spine. The first report of a ganglion cyst of the cervical anterior longitudinal ligament presenting as a retropharyngeal mass, is presented. The histopathology, etiology, and clinical aspect...

Two cases are presented in which adult, precontoured, lower-extremity periarticular locking plates were utilized for fixation of subtrochanteric femur fractures in pediatric patients. Recognition of the fact that a distal tibial locking plate in a small child and a proximal tibial locking plate in an adolescent anatomically ft the proximal femur in each case may provide a surgeon treating subtr...