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ArticlePediatric radiology2025

Foreign body-induced knee synovitis: importance of history by the radiologist.

Evangelia E Vassalou, Rozalia Dimitriou, Chryssoula Perdikogianni, Maria Raissaki

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Evangelia E VassalouDepartment of Medical Imaging, University Hospital of Heraklion, Stavrakia Voutes, Heraklion, Crete, 71110, Greece.
Rozalia DimitriouDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Chryssoula PerdikogianniMedical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Maria RaissakiDepartment of Medical Imaging, University Hospital of Heraklion, Stavrakia Voutes, Heraklion, Crete, 71110, Greece. mraissaki@yahoo.gr.

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Abstract

We describe a case of a 7.5-year-old boy with a 7-week history of recurrent right knee swelling despite joint aspiration, persisting limping, and mild motion restriction, following a minor injury. Initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and joint fluid analysis yielded non-specific synovitis. The child was investigated for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and referred for a repeat MRI. Questioning by the attending radiologist disclosed falling onto wood sticks 10 weeks previously. Florid enhancing synovitis, prominent popliteal lymph nodes, and a linear foreign body were identified and ultrasonographically confirmed. During the operation, a 3-cm wooden splinter was successfully removed. This case highlights the uncommon challenge of differentiating between JIA and foreign body-induced synovitis and emphasizes the importance of detailed history by the radiologist and meticulous imaging techniques.

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Foreign BodiesKnee JointSynovitisChildDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleUltrasonographyChildForeign bodiesKnee JointMagnetic resonance imagingSynovitisUltrasonography

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PMID40689979

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