Synovitic cyclops syndrome caused by a Kennedy ligament augmentation device.
The cyclops lesion at the tibial attachment of the reconstructed ligament has been known to cause loss of knee extension. We present a case of knee extension loss because of a cyclops lesion caused by Kennedy ligament augmentation device synovitis at 10 years after ACL reconstruction in a 33-year-old man.
Kim
Sung-Jae
SJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sungjaekim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Jeong
Jae-Hoon
JH
Ko
Yong-Gon
YG
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012916:Soccer; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries