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.
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
Pietro
P
Melloni
Rafael
R
Valls
Mariano
M
Yuguero
Amparo
A
Sáez
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*