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AI InsightThe appearance of these loose bodies suggested that they separated in small pieces from femoral condyles, were nourished from synovial fluid, and over time adhered to each other in the knee joint.
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Abstract
A rare giant loose body in the knee joint and its treatment were reported. Two loose bodies sized 5.5 and 1.5 centimeters were extracted from the knee of a patient who suffered from chronic pain and knee motion restriction. The histopathological evaluation revealed normal bone, hyaline cartilaginous tissue and partly fibrocartilaginous tissue. The appearance of these loose bodies suggested that they separated in small pieces from femoral condyles, were nourished from synovial fluid, and over time adhered to each other in the knee joint.
Özet
Diz ekleminde nadir rastlanan dev serbest eklem cismi ve tedavisi bildirildi. Kronik ağrı ve hareket kısıtlılığı şikayetleri olan hastanın dizinden 5,5 cm ve 1,5 cm boyutlarında olan 2 adet serbest eklem cismi çıkartıldı. Histopatolojik çalışma sonucunda normal kemik, hiyalin kıkırdak dokusu ve kısmi fibrokartilaj doku olduğu anlaşıldı. Bu serbest eklem cisimleri femur kondillerinden küçük parçalar şeklinde koptuktan sonra sinovyal sıvı içinde beslenerek ve zamanla kendi kendine birleşerek büyümüşlerdir.