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Bilateral agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament: MRI evaluation

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Bilateral agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is extremely rare. We describe a 13-year-old girl who presented with bilateral knee pain without history of trauma; she has two family members with knee instability. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral absence of the ACL, and medial posterior horn meniscal tears. Bilateral arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was performed.

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  1. Radiology Department, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Maria A. Bedoya & Diego Jaramillo

  2. Divisionof Orthopaedics, Hospitalof theUniversityof Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Michael H. McGraw

  3. Division of Orthopaedics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lawrence Wells

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Bedoya, M.A., McGraw, M.H., Wells, L. et al. Bilateral agenesis of the anterior cruciate ligament: MRI evaluation. Pediatr Radiol 44, 1179–1183 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-2947-7

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