Concepedia

Mucoid cystic degeneration of the cruciate ligament

Ajeet Kumar, D.R. Bickerstaff, J. S. Grimwood, S K Suvarna

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1999 · 76 citations · 3 references

Concepts

Mucoid DegenerationConnective Tissue DiseaseMusculoskeletal ImagingSurgical PathologyMucoid Cystic DegenerationKnee InjuriesDegenerative DiseaseSurgeryArthroscopic Technique35-Year-old ManMedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryAnterior Cruciate LigamentRadiologyHealth Sciences

Abstract

A 35-year-old man was seen with pain in the back of the knee. MRI showed a mass in the anterior cruciate ligament. Biopsy indicated mucoid degeneration. Arthroscopic resection of the ligament was carried out, with relief of symptoms.

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