Choukimath Shivaprasad K, Kodi Harish, Nedumparampil Mevin Mathew, Pilar Anoop, Pruthviraj Prunav Adhav, Krishnan Rinju, George Cherian, Amaravathi Rajkumar S
Division of Arthroscopy, Sports Injuries, Joint Preservation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Arthrosc Tech. 2024 Jun 8;13(9):103053. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.103053. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) mucoid degeneration is an underdiagnosed condition that occurs when mucinous material develops in the ACL in the absence of synovial lining. Several authors have diagnosed this condition, discussed their own personal observations, and put forward their own suggestions for management. When diagnosed, one important strategy for management entails "debulking" the ACL using an arthroscopic debridement. No protocol has been described on the sequence of steps for ACL debridement during arthroscopy. We present our own in this Technical Note, with the addition of video footage that describes our arthroscopic technique for ACL mucoid degeneration debridement using radiofrequency ablation and the sequence of steps. This Technical Note aims to demonstrate the procedure needed for arthroscopic debulking of a mucoid ACL, which will lessen ACL impingement while maintaining a stable knee.
前交叉韧带(ACL)黏液样变性是一种诊断不足的疾病,它发生在ACL中出现黏液样物质且无滑膜衬里的情况下。几位作者已诊断出这种疾病,讨论了他们自己的个人观察结果,并提出了自己的治疗建议。诊断出来后,一种重要的治疗策略是使用关节镜清创术对ACL进行“减容”。目前尚未有关于关节镜检查时ACL清创步骤顺序的方案描述。在本技术说明中,我们介绍了自己的方案,并附上视频片段,描述了我们使用射频消融术对ACL黏液样变性进行清创的关节镜技术及步骤顺序。本技术说明旨在展示关节镜下对黏液样ACL进行减容所需的操作,这将减轻ACL撞击,同时保持膝关节稳定。