PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to document the results of arthroscopic treatment for synovial chondromatosis of the shoulder with loose body removal and partial synovectomy. METHODS ...

The Figure shows the typical findings of synovial chondromatosis ... followed by elbow, hip, shoulder, and ankle. Biarticular manifestations are extremely rare and usually symmetrical.

Both cases involved classic manifestations of synovial chondromatosis. Associated degenerative changes were present in one case; histologic examination could not confirm synovial origin of the ...