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Chondrolysis of the glenohumeral joint following a color test using gentian violet

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Two patients developed chondrolysis following injection of 0.4% aqueous gentian violet into the glenohumeral joint to visualize a rotator cuff tear during surgery. In both cases, conventional radiographs revealed joint space narrowing 10–12 months after surgery. Histological examination of the humeral heads revealed loss of the articular cartilage.

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Deux patient s ont développé une chondrolyse à la suite d'une injection de violet de gentiane à 0.4% dans l'articulation glénohumérale pour visualiser une lésion de la coiffe pendant une intervention. Dans les deux cas, les radiographies conventionnelles ont montré s une diminution de l'interligne articulaire 10–12 mois aprè s la chirurgie. L'examen histologique des têtes humérale a révélé une perte du cartilage articulaire.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 814-0180, Japan, Japan

    Y. Shibata, K. Midorikawa, T. Koga, N. Honjo & M. Naito

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Shibata, Y., Midorikawa, K., Koga, T. et al. Chondrolysis of the glenohumeral joint following a color test using gentian violet. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 25, 401–403 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640100291

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