title: Traumatic neuroma of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve after hamstring harvesting.
abstract: We describe a case of a 47-year-old man with radiating pain and a palpable subcutaneous nodule on the medial side of the upper leg 10 years after hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Clinical and radiological investigations were highly suggestive for a neuroma of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve. After surgical excision, the diagnosis of traumatic neuroma was confirmed by pathology evaluation. To our knowledge, no similar case has previously been reported.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics,Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands. e_nelissen@yahoo.com
authors: Eelco
authors: E
authors: Nelissen
authors: Ewoud R A
authors: ER
authors: van Arkel
authors: Hans Marten
authors: HM
authors: Hazelbag
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000294:innervation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000209:etiology*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*