| Mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament: MRI, clinical, intraoperative, and histological findings. | |
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PMID: 20811733 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE: To describe the clinical, MRI, intraoperative, and histological features of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). METHODS: This study included 10 patients (average age 47 years, range 19-69 years) who underwent surgery due to clinical diagnoses of mucoid degeneration of the ACL. All patients underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and were arthroscopically treated. RESULTS: All 10 patients reported preoperative posterior knee pain. MRI indicated a thickened ACL with increased signal on all sequences. Postoperatively, only six of 10 patients were confirmed by biopsy to have a mucoid degeneration of the ACL. An associated intraosseous tibial cyst or ganglion was observed only in patients with a definitive diagnosis of mucoid degeneration. CONCLUSIONS: Mucoid degeneration of the ACL can be suspected in patients with posterior knee pain associated with a thickened ACL. Associated findings such as an intraosseous tibial or ganglion cyst help to rule out differential diagnosis. |
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Arturo Makino; Cecilia Pascual-Garrido; Alejandro Rolón; Mariana Isola; Domingo L Muscolo |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-01 |
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Title: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Volume: 19 ISSN: 1433-7347 ISO Abbreviation: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9314730 Medline TA: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 408-11 Citation Subset: IM |
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Orthopedics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Potosi 4247, C1199ACK, Buenos Aires, Argentina, makinoresearch@gmail.com. |
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