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Mucoid cystic degeneration of the cruciate ligament

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Location: http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/81-B/2/304

Description: A 35-year-old man was seen with pain in the back of the knee. MRI showed a mass in the anterior cruciate ligament. Biopsy indicated mucoid degeneration. Arthroscopic resection of the ligament was carried out, with relief of symptoms.
Mucoid cystic degeneration of the cruciate ligament. Kumar A, Bickerstaff DR, Grimwood JS, Suvarna SK. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999 Mar;81(2):304-5.

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Author/Contact: Kumar et al
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