Symptomatic Mid-Substance Posterior Cruciate Ligament Calcification of the Knee Jointdoi:10.4055/jkoa.2021.56.1.93Gil Yeong AhnTae Hun LeeSung Hyun HwangKyung Jin Lee
CT angiograms demonstrate occlusion of the left proximal-to-mid popliteal artery with one-vessel posterior tibial artery runoff and soft tissue thickening and fatty stranding in the left foot and ankle, as well as prominent vessels and extensive vascular calcifications (Figure 2). Stewart-Bluefarb...
As development progresses, blood vessels begin to grow into the soft fetal skeleton, bringing stem cells and nutrients for bone growth. Osseous tissue slowly replaces the cartilage and fibrous tissue in a process called calcification. The calcified areas spread out from their blood vessels replacing...
Although the patient's knee joint was injected with steroids, his symptoms did not improve. Thus, we performed arthroscopic surgery two days after symptoms had appeared. Intraoperatively, we observed a white, soft tissue in the synovial membrane behind the PCL. Part of this tissue was collected...