Anterior cruciate ligament ganglion - case report

Description: CASE REPORT: A 29-year-old male presented with pain in the left knee during a marathon race. Physical examination revealed limitation in the maximum range of knee extension and pain in the posterior aspect of the left knee. Radiographs of the left knee were normal, but magnetic resonance imaging revealed a multi-lobed cystic structure adjacent to the anterior cruciate ligament, which resembled a ganglion cyst. The mass was removed through arthroscopy, and pathological examination revealed a synovial cyst. Patient recovery was excellent, and he resumed his usual training routine five months later.
Anterior cruciate ligament ganglion: case report. Pedrinelli A, Castellana FB, Bragança de Vasconcellos Fontes R, Coelho RF, Alvaro de Menezes LA. Sao Paulo Med J. 2002 Nov 1;120(6):195-7 full text