title: An intra-articular bioabsorbable interference screw mimicking an acute meniscal tear 8 months after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: Seven months after a quadrupled semitendinosus anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, a 44-year-old active-duty soldier reported symptoms consistent with a medial meniscus tear. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed an intra-articular bioabsorbable interference screw within his intercondylar notch. The screw was retrieved arthroscopically. The graft was intact and functional except for a small portion of the anterior fibers, which were debrided. The patient returned to full activities without complaints.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine Section of the Orthopaedic Surgery Service and the Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort San Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bottoni
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Deberardino
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Fester
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Penrod
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001863:Bone Screws; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries