Ganglion cyst of the posterior cruciate ligament in a 5-year-old: a case report
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Soutaro Izumi & Eisaku Fujimoto & Yoshiaki Sasashige & Yasuji Masuda & Ken-ichi Shimono & Takashi Hisatome & Kenji Kashiwagi & Yoriko Touten & Takes
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Introduction A cruciate ganglion is a relatively rare and, their reports are juvenile or adult patients. Clinically symptomatic posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) ganglion in a preschool child treated with sport restriction rather than surgery has never been reported. Case report We report the case of a ganglion cyst of the posterior cruciate ligament in a 5-year-old boy who complained of limping due to right knee pain and extension disturbances. The active range of his knee was -15° for extension and 145° for flexion with terminal pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed proton density—height and T2WI with fat saturation—high signals in the PCL. Three months of sport activity restriction resolved his symptoms of pain and extension disturbances. Conclusion We report a very rare case of a ganglion of the PCL in a preschool child. If this disease is considered preoperatively, then it can be diagnosed based on characteristic MRI findings, and restricted sport activity could be implemented instead of arthroscopic treatment.
Eur Orthop Traumatol (2011) 2:59–61 DOI 10.1007/s12570-011-0057-7 Received: 14 December 2010 / Accepted: 6 April 2011 / Published online: 4 May 2011
