Dergiler / The European Research Journal / 2020 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 3

Giant anterior cruciate ligament lesion with destruction: operative management

Giant anterior cruciate ligament lesion with destruction: operative management

Fatma Bayam, Alauddin Kochai, Ahmet Can Erdem, Levent Bayam, Mehmet Erdem

Sayfa
257–259
DOI
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Abstract

Objectives: We present a case report of an unusual giant lesion of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) causingdestruction and requiring reconstruction of ACL. A case report of a 32-year-old male patient presented toorthopedics outpatient clinic with 2 years history of right knee instability and clicking symptoms with nohistory of an obvious injury. Magneric resonance imaging showed a giant lesion occupying all ACL structurein the knee with 30×15×15 mm dimensions. The patient had an arthroscopy and it showed destruction of ACL,which required ACL reconstruction in the same sitting. Biopsy results showed a chronic non-specificinflammatory synovial epithelial tissue with increased vascularity and thickened wall vessels.