• Klemen Stražar, Matej Drobnič, Oskar Zupanc, Viktor Jović, and Jože Pižem.
• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 9, Ljubljana, Slovenia. klemen.strazar@kclj.si
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Apr 1;133(4):537-40.

AbstractIntraarticular nodular fasciitis is a rare lesion that has only recently been recognised. We present a case of intraarticular nodular fasciitis of the hip joint in a 25-year-old woman, who presented with a 9-month-history of right groin pain and a decreased range of right hip motion. A polypoid mass, composed of five nodules attached to the synovial membrane of the distal peripheral compartment of the hip was removed arthroscopically, together with two detached nodules. Histopathological examination revealed a myofibroblastic proliferation typical of nodular fasciitis. Complete resolution of symptoms and restoration of function was achieved, without recurrence 2 years after removal of the lesion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of intraarticular nodular fasciitis of the hip, presenting a new indication for arthroscopic treatment.

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