synovectomy

Indications

• rheumatoid arthritis not amenable to medical management
• hemarthrosis
• synovial osteochondromatosis
• synovial chondromatosis
• pigmented villonodular synovitis

Procedure

• excision of all or part of the synovial membrane of a joint

More general terms

• orthopedic surgery

More specific terms

• arthroscopic synovectomy, knee
• arthroscopy with synovectomy
• arthrotomy with synovectomy, ankle
• arthrotomy with synovectomy, wrist
• bursectomy/synovectomy/resection of tendon sheath, wrist/forearm
• synovectomy, carpometacarpal joint
• synovectomy, extensor tendon sheath, wrist
• synovectomy, intertarsal/tarsometatarsal joint
• synovectomy, metacarpophalangeal joint
• synovectomy, metatarsophalangeal joint
• synovectomy, proximal interphalangeal joint
• synovectomy, tendon sheath, flexor tendon, palm/finger
• synovectomy, tendon sheath, foot

Additional terms

• synovial membrane