An intra-articular knee cyst in a 2-year-old associated with an aberrant anterior cruciate ligament.
Intra-articular ganglia of the knee occur infrequently, with an overall incidence estimated to be from 0.2 to 1.9%. To date, the youngest patient reported with an intra-articular ganglion was an adolescent. In this paper, we describe a 2-year-old patient with a massive intra-articular knee cyst and an aberrant anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) origin. The cyst was successfully treated with arthroscopic debridement. Proposed pathology and treatment recommendations for intra-articular cysts are reviewed.
Battaglia
Todd C
TC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital , 125 Parker Hill Avenue , Boston, MA 02120, USA. tcbattags@yahoo.com
Freilich
Aaron M
AM
Diduch
David R
DR
D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male