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If you have PVNS, you'll notice swelling and stiffness in a joint, most often your knee. The joint may hurt. You may have a "popping" feeling when you move the joint. The symptoms usually appear gradually and may come and go over time.
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Source
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hip and Knee by FJ Frassica, M.D., MA Bhimani, M.D., EF McCarthy, M.D., and J Wenz, M.D. (American Family Physician October 01, 1999, http://www.aafp.org/afp/991001ap/1404.html)
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Reviewed/Updated: 02/10
Created: 10/99
