Bony Erosion with Mucoid Degeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
J Knee Surg RepDOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1399759Mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (MDACL) is a comparatively rare pathological finding in clinical practice. Its pathophysiology is still unclear. MDACL can be suspected in patients with knee pain associated with a thickened ACL. Treatment involving arthroscopic resection of the yellow mucoid substance is efficient for relieving the symptoms. Only few reports had mentioned about the association with the erosion of adjacent bone. Here, we describe the cases of our two MDACL patients with osseous erosion. Both the patients had suffered from posterior knee pain for...
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery Reports - January 12, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ueda, YusukeSaita, KazuoYamaguchi, TakehikoSekiya, HitoshiAkiyama, Toru Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Femoral Distal Mucormycosis after a Knee Meniscectomy
J Knee Surg RepDOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370900Although various complications have been reported following knee arthroscopy, postoperative infections are rare. The pathogens most commonly isolated in infections associated with arthroscopic surgery are Staphylococcus species. Fungal osteomyelitis remains a very unusual complication, but it is associated with severe consequences when it does occur. Only 10 cases of fungal osteomyelitis following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction have been reported in the literature. To our knowledge, the case we report on here is the first mycotic infection following a routine arthr...
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery Reports - February 26, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Garces Zarzalejo, CarlosFakkas Fernandez, MichelFernandez Sampedro, MartaEstelles Marcos, LuisDe la Red Gallegos, MarianGarcia Granja, Sergio Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Posttraumatic Cartilage Calcification of the Knee: A Case Report
J Knee Surg RepDOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1367732A 24-year-old woman presented with a calcium deposit within the articular cartilage of her knee after an antecedent minor trauma. Arthroscopic examination revealed the articular surface of the lateral tibial plateau yielded easily to pressure by probing. Calcium-containing crystals within the articular cartilage was identified and debrided. Magnetic resonance images taken 4 years after operation showed the articular cartilage was completely repaired. This is the first report that demonstrated a painful well-defined calcium deposit detected by conventional radiography within the art...
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery Reports - January 28, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ohishi, TsuyoshiSuzuki, DaisukeYamamoto, KazufumiBanno, TomohiroShimizu, YutaMatsuyama, Yukihiro Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Osteoid Osteoma of the Intercondylar Notch: An Uncommon Cause of Knee Stiffness
J Knee Surg RepDOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353419The presence of an osteoid osteoma in a periarticular or intra-articular location about the knee is rare. Osteoid osteoma of the knee may be present with nonspecific complaints including knee pain, stiffness, effusions, and atrophy. Depending on the clinical setting, these symptoms could represent a variety of different diagnoses, including meniscal pathology, chondral pathology, synovitis, or Plica syndrome. In this article, we present the unique case of an osteoid osteoma within the intercondylar notch of the knee that underwent a significant delay in diagnosis and several unnece...
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery Reports - August 16, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Frank, Rachel M.Chalmers, Peter NissenCole, Brian J.Gitelis, Steven Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
