title: [A man with a painful knee with restricted flexion].
abstract: A 39-year-old man presented with knee pain and limited knee flexion. MRI showed a mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (celery stalk sign). This rare condition can be treated with arthroscopic debridement with volume reduction of the anterior cruciate ligament. In severe cases, anterior cruciate ligament resection could be considered.
authors.affiliation: Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, afd. Orthopedie, Ede.
authors.forename: Lucia J J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Valkering
authors.forename: Maartje
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zengerink
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Kampen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016896:Treatment Outcome