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Synovial Osteochondromatosis Involvement in Post-traumatic Ankle Injury

Daniel K. Lee, DPM ^*, Louis Louk, Jr, DPM, CDR  and Bryan L. Bell, DPM, CDR 

^* Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Naval Medical Center San Diego, US Navy, San Diego, CA.
Medical Service Corps, US Navy, Camp Pendleton, CA.

Corresponding author: Daniel K. Lee, DPM, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 350 Dickinson St, MC 8894, San Diego, CA 92103.

Abstract

Ankle involvement by synovial chondromatosis is unusual. It is unknown whether a post-traumatic event to the ankle induces the formation and development of these lesions. Synovial osteochondromatosis associated with post-traumatic ankle events are rare but suggest trauma to the synovial tissues as being causative, although this has never been statistically confirmed owing to the lack of reports and frequency. We report a case of primary synovial osteochondromatosis involving the tibiotalar joint with painful symptoms after a history of ankle injury, including magnetic resonance imaging findings of this unusual condition. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(1): 70–74, 2008)