Published September 2014 | Version v1
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Bilateral agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament: MRI evaluation

Creators

  • 1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Radiology Department, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  • 2. Hospitalof theUniversityof Pennsylvania, Divisionof Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  • 3. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

Description

Bilateral agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is extremely rare. We describe a 13-year-old girl who presented with bilateral knee pain without history of trauma; she has two family members with knee instability. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral absence of the ACL, and medial posterior horn meniscal tears. Bilateral arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was performed. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2947-7

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s00247-014-2947-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Pediatric Radiology
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 1179-1183
ISSN
0301-0449
CODEN
PDRYA5

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
45097783
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ADOLESCENTS; BONE JOINTS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; INJURIES; LEGS; LIGAMENTS; NMR IMAGING; ORIGIN; PEDIATRICS; PROTON DENSITY; TENDONS; TIBIA; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMAL TISSUES; BODY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; LIMBS; MALFORMATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICINE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SKELETON; TESTING