Mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament with erosion of the lateral femoral condyle.
We report a case of a mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that produced osseous erosion of the medial aspect of the lateral femoral condyle. The MRI findings and differential diagnosis are discussed.
Melloni
Pietro
P
Servei de Diagnòstic per Imatge, Unitat de Diagnòstic d'Alta Tecnologia (UDIAT), Corporació Parc Tauli, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain. pmelloni@cspt.es
Valls
Rafael
R
Yuguero
Mariano
M
Sáez
Amparo
A
D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009093:Mucus / Q000502:physiology*