An intraarticular fibroma of the tendon sheath in the knee joint.

Kundangar, Raghuraj; Pandey, Vivek; Acharya, Kiran K V; Rao, P Sripathi; Rao, Lakshmi · Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Fibromas that usually occur in the tendon sheaths of the wrist and hand are extremely rare in intra-articular locations. Only five such cases in the knee joint have been reported so far. This is a case report of an intra-articular fibroma of the tendon sheath of the knee joint arising adjacent to posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a well-defined intra-articular lesion in the region of the intercondylar notch of the femur behind the PCL. The mass was excised by arthrotomy. Histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy