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Fibromas that usually occur in the tendon sheaths of the wrist and hand are extremely rare in intra-articular locations. Only five such cases in the knee joint have been reported so far. This is a case report of an intra-articular fibroma of the tendon sheath of the knee joint arising adjacent to posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a well-defined intra-articular lesion in the region of the intercondylar notch of the femur behind the PCL. The mass was excised by arthrotomy. Histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis.
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Kundangar, R., Pandey, V., Acharya, K.K.V. et al. An intraarticular fibroma of the tendon sheath in the knee joint. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19, 1830–1833 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1431-2
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