title: Arthroscopic-assisted removal of a migrated intra-articular distal femoral epiphysiodesis staple.
abstract: Intra-articular migration of an epiphysiodesis staple is an unreported complication in the literature. We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who presented with a loose distal femoral epiphysiodesis staple migrated into the posterior compartment of the knee joint. During arthroscopy, a posteromedial capsulotomy and a posterolateral portal were used and the staple was removed. This case highlights the potential complication of staple intra-articular migration and the arthroscopic approach to removal.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Ste 1063, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Bernard R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DaSilva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures