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Introduction Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare disease that can affect any joint, bursa or tendon sheath. It is characterised by a villous or nodular hyperplasia of the synovium. It was first described in 1852 by Chassaignac
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some problems such as posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears or avulsion and pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) in the posterior compartment of the knee. Morgan first reported posterior knee arthroscopy to repair posterolateral and posteromedial
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Introduction Tenosynovial giant-cell tumour (TGCT) has been previously known as a giant-cell tumour of the tendon sheath or pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), and can also be called a xanthogranuloma, a benign synovioma, or a fibrous
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synovitis (PVNS), also called tenosynovial giant cell tumour. PVNS is a relatively rare proliferative disorder of the synovial membrane that causes inflammation and deposition of hemosiderin in the synovial membrane. There is a localised form (a lobular
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giant cell tumour (TGCT) or pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS). As a term, PVNS is no longer used by the World Health Organization. 20 The tumour can be localized or diffuse and is rarely malignant. 21 TGCT is associated with
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) only, and recurrence rates are considerably lower than at the hand ( 34 ). Diffuse-type TGCT The diffuse form of TGCT (diffuse-type TGCT), previously referred to as pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), is a relatively frequent, locally
