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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722593
An Unusual Cause of Posterior Knee Pain: Mucoid Degeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Case Report
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Abstract
Mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an uncommon cause of pain in the posterior region of the knee, of unknown pathophysiology and underdiagnosed. The best treatment modality is still under discussion. Resection of the lesion with partial ACL debridement has shown good results without the occurrence of instability. The authors present a case of mucoid degeneration of the ACL treated with resection of the mucoid degeneration and partial debridement of the ACL by arthroscopy.
Work developed in the Orthopedics Departments of UNICAMP and of Instituto Wilson Mello, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Publication History
Received: 18 July 2020
Accepted: 16 September 2020
Article published online:
31 March 2021
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