Mucoid cystic degeneration of the cruciate ligament.
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.
Kumar
A
A
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, England.
Bickerstaff
D R
DR
Grimwood
J S
JS
Suvarna
S K
SK
D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000601:surgery*