Everett, WA
A 50-year-old female asked:
Friend had hip repl & diag of pigmented villonodular synovitis. chances of reoccur/prevention or known causes? is synovectomy usually perf at op?
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Dr. Edward Hellmananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 30 years experience
Yes: In a total hip replacement, both sides of the hip are replaced, essentially removing the entire joint including the synovium. As such, it would be very unlikey it would recur after a total hip replacement. Thank you for your question.
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Dr. James Bruckneranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 38 years experience
Possible: If the diagnosis was known at the time of joint replacement, then the surgeon would likely have performed as complete a synovectomy as possible. However, it is not possible to remove all of the synovium, even when a hip replacement is done, and therefore many orthopaedic oncologists recommend adjuvant radiation therapy, which could adversely affect the hip replacement. An expert is necessary!
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