Intercondylar Ganglion Cyst with Mucoid Degeneration of Posterior Cruciate Ligament of Knee: Report of A Rare Case and Review of Literature.
BACKGROUND
Mucoid degeneration and Ganglion cysts arising from the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) of the knee are rare. The aetiology, clinical features and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of PCL mucoid degeneration and intercondylar ganglion cyst are discussed.


METHODS
We present a 36 year-old male patient who presented with chronic right knee pain for the duration of 5-6 months. No evidence of ligament instability on clinical examination was found. A diagnosis of PCL mucoid degeneration and intercondylar ganglion cyst was made on MRI.


CONCLUSIONS
Mucoid degeneration and ganglion cyst involving PCL are uncommon lesions and represents the spectrum of same pathology. MR imaging is sensitive, specific, accurate and noninvasive, while providing multiplanar imaging and superior identification of the anatomical and morphological relationship of the synovial tissue to the surrounding structures, an additional intra-articular lesions can also be detected.
Departmenet of Radiodiagnosis, Sarojini Naidu Medical College Agra, Uttar Pradesh - 282002. India.
Vandana V
VV
Ahluwalia
Departmenet of Radiodiagnosis, Sarojini Naidu Medical College Agra, Uttar Pradesh - 282002. India.
G
G
DayanandaSagar
Departmenet of Radiodiagnosis, Sarojini Naidu Medical College Agra, Uttar Pradesh - 282002. India.
Shamrendra
S
Narayan
Joint Replacement and Arthroscopy Surgeon OJAS Clinic, E-8, Tanki road, Kamla Nagar, Agra, Uttar Pradesh - 282004. India.
Arun
A
Gupta
ganglion cyst; intercondylar; mucoid degeneration; posterior cruciate ligament