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- Title
Mucoid degeneration of the posterior cruciate ligament: a case report.
- Authors
Shoji, Takeshi; Fujimoto, Eisaku; Sasashige, Yoshiaki
- Abstract
We report a case of mucoid degeneration of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). A 37-year-old male had suffered from right knee pain for several years. The active range of motion of his right knee was −30° extension and 100° flexion, with terminal pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed low proton density and T2WI with fat saturation-high signals in the PCL. Arthroscopic resection of the PCL was carried out, with immediate relief of his symptoms. This was a very rare case of mucoid degeneration of the PCL in a young healthy man. If this disease is considered preoperatively, it can be diagnosed based on characteristic MRI findings.
- Subjects
MUCOIDS; DEGENERATION (Pathology); POSTERIOR cruciate ligament; KNEE injuries; RANGE of motion of joints
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2010, Vol 18, Issue 1, p130
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-009-0885-y