title: Good result after surgical treatment of Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome.
abstract: Ossification of the femoral attachment of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee with associated pain and restricted movements is rare and is characteristic of the Pellegrini-Stieda (PS) syndrome. Although in mild cases conservative treatment is often successful, patients with more significant bone formation and persistent symptoms require surgical excision. We describe a case of PS syndrome with a description of the surgical technique consisting of excision of the bony lesion and reconstruction of the MCL by using the adductor magnus tendon.
authors.affiliation: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK. kanthan@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: Kanthan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Theivendran
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lever
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D017888:Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013577:Syndrome