Functional Outcomes and Recurrence After Arthroscopy-Based Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Knee: A 20-Year Single-Center Series
: Arthroscopic synovectomy with selective open excision when required was associated with significant improvement in functional outcomes and knee range of motion. Disease recurrence occurred in 18.6% of patients and exclusively in those with diffuse disease, emphasizing the need for careful postoperative surveillance.
Authors
- K.N. Malizos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-8632)
- Antonios Koutalos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1811-6290)
- Efstathios Konstantinou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8379-8593)
- Michael Elias Hantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9494-6048)
- Theofilos Karachalios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-0535)
- Alexandros Koskiniotis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2833-1655)
Institutions
- University of Thessaly (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18071178
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00