early diagnosis of giant solitary synovialchondromatosis of the hip using ultrasound-guidedsynovial biopsy: a case report

The diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis (scm) is usually delayed, as the arthroscopic-guided synovial biopsy is postponed owing to its invasive nature. we report the timely diagnosis of a giant solitary synovial chondromatosis of the hip in a 32-year-old woman using ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy. this technique revealed to be safe and successful in the diagnosis of scm, when the imaging studies were obscure. moreover, it avoided the potential arthroscopy-associated complications. we recommend ultrasound-guided synovium biopsy as a less invasive and less complicated technique for the early diagnosis of scm in future workouts.