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Giant anterior cruciate ligament lesion with destruction: operative management

Levent Bayam, Alauddin Kochai, Ahmet Can Erdem, Fatma Bayam, Mehmet Erdem
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.477636
Abstract
We present a case report of an unusual giant lesion of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) causing destruction and requiring reconstruction of ACL. A case report of a 32-year-old male patient presented to orthopedics outpatient clinic with 2 years history of right knee instability and clicking symptoms with no history of an obvious injury. Magneric resonance imaging showed a giant lesion occupying all ACL structure in the knee with 30×15×15 mm dimensions. The patient had an arthroscopy and it showed destruction of ACL, which required ACL reconstruction in the same sitting. Biopsy results showed a chronic non-specific inflammatory synovial epithelial tissue with increased vascularity and thickened wall vessels. 
Keywords
ACL reconstruction, ACL ganglion, Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) lesion
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Bayam L, Kochai A, Erdem AC, Bayam F, Erdem M. Giant anterior cruciate ligament lesion with destruction: operative management. Eur Res J. 2020;6(3):257-259. doi:10.18621/eurj.477636
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  • Article Type Case Report
  • Submitted February 21, 2026
  • Published May 3, 2020
  • Issue Vol. 6 No. 3 (2020)
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