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Silicone synovitis: MR imaging in five patients

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 Silicone synovitis is a known complication of silicone implants used in orthopedic surgery for joint reconstruction. It has been studied with routine radiography; however, no report on magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities of this condition exist in the literature. This article reports on five patients with silicone synovitis studied by magnetic resonance imaging. All patients showed hypointense implants that were deformed, fragmented or subluxed, and intra- and periarticular silicone particles were evident on T1- and T2-weighted images.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Section of Osteoradiology (114), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA, , , , , , US

    M. Chan, P. Chowchuen & D. Resnick

  2. Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA 92134, USA, , , , , , US

    Timothy Workman

  3. Tri City Medical Center, 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056, USA, , , , , , US

    Steven Eilenberg

  4. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1033 Main Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA, , , , , , US

    Mark Schweitzer

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Chan, M., Chowchuen, P., Workman, T. et al. Silicone synovitis: MR imaging in five patients. Skeletal Radiol 27, 13–17 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050327

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