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The Bucks have listed Porter as out with right knee synovitis, which is a specific type of swelling that can occur in the membrane that lines some of the body’s joints.
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Memphis forward Brandon Clarke scored six points and had three rebounds in his first game since March 19 due to knee injuries, including arthroscopic surgery in September to relieve right knee synovitis.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Chelsea shared on her Instagram Stories that the toddler had developed transient synovitis from a viral infection.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Chondroitin sulfate may reduce synovitis, an inflammation of the synovial lining.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
The symptoms, including paralysis that now went up to their son’s shoulders, were no longer consistent with transient synovitis.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Memphis forward Brandon Clarke scored six points and had three rebounds in his first game since March 19 due to knee injuries, including arthroscopic surgery in September to relieve right knee synovitis.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Chelsea shared on her Instagram Stories that the toddler had developed transient synovitis from a viral infection.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Chondroitin sulfate may reduce synovitis, an inflammation of the synovial lining.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
The symptoms, including paralysis that now went up to their son’s shoulders, were no longer consistent with transient synovitis.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Synovitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synovitis. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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synovitis
noun
sy·no·vi·tis
ˌsī-nə-ˈvīt-əs 
: inflammation of a synovial membrane usually with pain and swelling of the joint
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