Unusual Presentation of Anterior Knee Pain in Elite Female Athletes: Report of Two Cases. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Two elite female athletes presented with anterior knee pain with range of motion and reproducible tenderness to palpation. Diagnostic arthroscopy was performed in both cases resulting in excision of a nodular pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) in the first patient and scar tissue in the second patient. Correct diagnosis of anterior knee pain in the elite female athlete can present a challenge to clinicians. Although patellofe-moral pain is the most common diagnosis, other uncommon causes include PVNS and residual scar formation in patients with a history of surgery or trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images are helpful in confirming the diagnosis, however, in a subset of patients, the physician must rely on clinical suspicion and physical exam to make the proper diagnosis. Given the possibility of a false negative MRI images, patients with persistent anterior knee pain with a history of knee surgeries and focal tenderness reproducible on physical exam may benefit from a diagnostic arthroscopy.

publication date

  • March 31, 2016

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4821230

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85018849214

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.4081/or.2016.6291

PubMed ID

  • 27114812

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 1