Traumatic prepatellar neuroma: an unusual cause of anterior knee pain.

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Pinar H., ÖZKAN M., Akseki D., YÖRÜKOĞLU K.

Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, cilt.4, sa.3, ss.154-6, 1996 (Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 1996
• Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf01577408
• Dergi Adı: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-6
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Anterior knee pain, Prepatellar neuroma
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although the patellar (infrapatellar) branch of the saphenous nerve is vulnerable to direct trauma, traumatic prepatellar neuroma has rarely been reported in the literature. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of disorders causing anterior knee pain. Point tenderness, a palpable fusiform nodule and a positive Tinel's sign are the diagnostic features. Simple excision is curative.