Tibial bone plug resorption with extra-articular cyst: a rare complication of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction failure resulted in tibial bone plug resorption and the formation of a large extra-articular cyst. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this kind of ACL failure. The relationship to known factors is discussed.
Brettler
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Shoulder and Arthroscopy Service, Bnei Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Soudry
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D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001862:Bone Resorption; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries; D010329:Patella / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D013977:Tibia; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous