Synovectomy

Surgical removal of a part of synovial membrane of a synovial joint. It is one of the treatment options for certain diseases involving the synovium like:
 * Severe Rheumatoid arthritis
 * Hemarthrosis
 * Synovial osteochondromatosis
 * Synovial chondromatosis
 * Pigmented villonodular synovitis