Knee Surg Relat Res.  2017 Dec;29(4):321-324. 10.5792/ksrr.16.036.

The Meniscofemoral Ligament Mimicking a Lateral Meniscus Tear

• Park BK
• Lee H
• Kim ST
• Yoon MG

• KMID: 2398261
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.16.036

Abstract

A 58-year-old male patient who had developed left knee pain with a history of trauma was referred to our hospital. Physical examination and further examination by magnetic resonance imaging revealed results that closely resemble a horizontal tear of the lateral meniscus and a tear of the medial meniscus. Arthroscopically, we found a cord-like structure originating from the posterior 1/3 portion of the lateral meniscus and passing obliquely toward the medial femoral condyle in front of the posterior cruciate ligament without a tear of the lateral meniscus. In this report, we describe a rare case of anterior meniscofemoral ligament that was clearly seen on arthroscopy and mimicked a meniscal tear, which is also known as a pseudo-tear of the meniscus.

Keyword

Knee; Ligament; Meniscofemoral; Tear; Meniscus

MeSH Terms

Arthroscopy
Humans
Knee
Ligaments*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Menisci, Tibial*
Middle Aged
Physical Examination
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Tears*