Presentation
Knee pain.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Bilateral Pellegrini-Stieda lesions
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Focal calcifications are noted adjacent to the medial femoral condyle, bilaterally, and more prominent on the right side.
Degenerative changes are observed at both knee joints as mild subchondral sclerosis and small marginal osteophytosis.
Case Discussion
Pellegrini-Stieda lesion refers to an ossified focus at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to the margin of the medial femoral condyle, mainly post-traumatic and mostly asymptomatic while causing a small proportion will have medial knee pain known as Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome.
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