Retrotendinous calcification of the infrapatellar tendon: unusual cause of anterior knee pain syndrome.

Retrotendinous calcification of the infrapatellar tendon: unusual cause of anterior knee pain syndrome.

Voto S J; Ewing J W

Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association

1988

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Bilateral anterior knee pain is a common presentation to the orthopaedist. Correct diagnosis is based on careful history and physical examination aided by proper radiographs. Erroneous diagnosis may lead to improper treatment. This report describes a case of bilateral anterior knee pain syndrome of 3 years' duration. The teenaged patient was believed to be suffering from seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Her pain persisted despite numerous antirheumatoid medications as well as a single injection of steroids into each infrapatellar tendon. The management of her case by means of arthroscopic surgical intervention is described.

Female; Humans; Adolescent; *Knee Joint; Pain/etiology; Arthroscopy; Calcinosis/*complications/pathology/surgery; Tendons/*pathology; Diagnosis; Differential

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