Synovial Metaplasia- A Case Report of Synovial Chondromatosis in a Young Adult

Synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon benign condition emerging from the synovial membrane of the joints, synovial sheaths or bursae around the joints1. Synovial chondromatosis commonly influences the big joints in the third to fifth decade of life. The motivation behind this case report is to record this uncommon synovial pathology in 25 years young male which required open synovectomy and debridement to treat it. Synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon benign condition. Patients generally present with swelling, pain and including the synovial covering of joints, synovial sheaths and movement restriction2.