title: Incidental Anterior Cruciate Ligament Calcification: Case Report.
abstract: The calcification of knee ligaments is a finding noted only in a handful of case reports. The finding of an anterior cruciate ligament calcification has been reported once in the literature. Comparable studies involving the posterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and an ossicle within the anterior cruciate ligament are likewise discussed in reports of symptomatic patients. We report a case of incidentally discovered anterior cruciate ligament calcification. We discuss the likely etiology and clinical implications of this finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UCLA Harbor Medical Center, Torrance, USA.
authors.forename: Hisami
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UCLA Harbor Medical Center, Torrance, USA.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament; calcification; computed tomography; deposition; knee; posterior cruciate ligament; trauma