Symptomatic calcification of the lateral collateral ligament: a case report. (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matsuda, Megumi; Yamamoto, Asako; Sasahara, Jun; Oba, Hiroshi; Furui, Shigeru
• Is Part Of: Acta radiologica open. Volume 7:Number 12(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Conventional radiography -- knee -- magnetic resonance imaging -- skeletal-appendicular; Radiology -- Periodicals; Diagnostic Imaging -- Periodicals; Radiology; Periodicals; 616.075705
• DOI: 10.1177/2058460118813635
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2058-4601

Abstract

Symptomatic calcification is an entity in which hydroxyapatite calcific deposits cause inflammation, then burst and dissolve into the surrounding structures. Although a well-known pathologic condition in the rotator cuff tendons, it can also occur in other structures of the locomotor system. Radiographs are usually taken at the initial examination but can also be useful for follow-up evaluation of the course of the calcified matter. Here, we present a case of symptomatic calcification of the lateral collateral ligament of the knee, in which movement of the calcified matter could be observed both by radiography and magnetic resonance imaging as correlated with the clinical symptoms.