BACKGROUND Synovial chondromatosis(SC)is a rare benign lesion first reported by Ambrose Pare in 1558.It is most common in the knee joint,followed by the hip joint and elbow joint.It is characterized by the presence of...BACKGROUND Synovial chondromatosis(SC)is a rare benign lesion first reported by Ambrose Pare in 1558.It is most common in the knee joint,followed by the hip joint and elbow joint.It is characterized by the presence of multiple pearl-like osteochondral bodies in the joint.The incidence in children is extremely low.CASE SUMMARY We report a 6-year-old Chinese boy who presented to our hospital with left hip joint pain and claudication for more than one year.We performed total surgical resection of SC tissue in the left hip.A good prognosis was confirmed at the 6-wk follow-up.Pain and swelling symptoms were totally relieved,range of motion of his left hip returned to normal,and there was no clinical evidence of lesion recurrence at last follow-up.Our case is the youngest reported patient with SC occurring in the hip.CONCLUSION SC is a rare disease and can be easily misdiagnosed.When we encounter children with hip pain and claudication,increased vigilance and a comprehensive physical examination and imaging examination should be considered,in order to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment in patients.展开更多
BACKGROUND Students in the 9grade of junior high school in Changsha were under a 75 d lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.After the resumption of school post-lockdown,the 9grade students in ...BACKGROUND Students in the 9grade of junior high school in Changsha were under a 75 d lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.After the resumption of school post-lockdown,the 9grade students in Changsha faced the entrance physical examination test for senior high school.CASE SUMMARY We report on 3 cases of occult fracture on the same site in adolescents of the same grade since resumption of school after the lockdown from the COVID-19pandemic.Three students in the 9th grade of junior high school who were facing the physical examination in 2 wk were diagnosed with an occult fracture of the distal femur.CONCLUSION It is recommended that the students,parents,education providers and policy makers should all pay attention to the physical exercise of students when the resumption of school after lockdown occurs and they should be aware of occult fractures when the adolescents have pain after physical exercise.展开更多
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,No.2019JJ50324.
文摘BACKGROUND Synovial chondromatosis(SC)is a rare benign lesion first reported by Ambrose Pare in 1558.It is most common in the knee joint,followed by the hip joint and elbow joint.It is characterized by the presence of multiple pearl-like osteochondral bodies in the joint.The incidence in children is extremely low.CASE SUMMARY We report a 6-year-old Chinese boy who presented to our hospital with left hip joint pain and claudication for more than one year.We performed total surgical resection of SC tissue in the left hip.A good prognosis was confirmed at the 6-wk follow-up.Pain and swelling symptoms were totally relieved,range of motion of his left hip returned to normal,and there was no clinical evidence of lesion recurrence at last follow-up.Our case is the youngest reported patient with SC occurring in the hip.CONCLUSION SC is a rare disease and can be easily misdiagnosed.When we encounter children with hip pain and claudication,increased vigilance and a comprehensive physical examination and imaging examination should be considered,in order to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment in patients.
基金Supported by Doctor Science Foundation of Hunan Provincial Peoples’Hospital,No.BSJJ201815。
文摘BACKGROUND Students in the 9grade of junior high school in Changsha were under a 75 d lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.After the resumption of school post-lockdown,the 9grade students in Changsha faced the entrance physical examination test for senior high school.CASE SUMMARY We report on 3 cases of occult fracture on the same site in adolescents of the same grade since resumption of school after the lockdown from the COVID-19pandemic.Three students in the 9th grade of junior high school who were facing the physical examination in 2 wk were diagnosed with an occult fracture of the distal femur.CONCLUSION It is recommended that the students,parents,education providers and policy makers should all pay attention to the physical exercise of students when the resumption of school after lockdown occurs and they should be aware of occult fractures when the adolescents have pain after physical exercise.
