Stump Entrapment of the Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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We present a case of anterior cruciate ligament stump entrapment in a 24-year-old gentleman who traumatically injured his knee. The anterior stump became entrapped in the intercondylar notch and after a process of inflammation and fibrosis, produced a mass similar to the more familiar cyclops lesion that may complicate anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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