Successful treatment of anterolateral ligament tear of the knee with ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection: A case report
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
Type 1 and type 2 anterolateral ligament (ALL) or meniscocapsular tears are frequently treated conservatively. However, the initiation of the healing process of these tears could take up to six weeks, and about 70 of acute ALL injuries demonstrated poor healing at the 1-year follow-up. This case report describes the successful treatment of an MRI-confirmed ALL tears by direct injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) into the ALL and adjacent anterolateral meniscocapsular tears under ultrasound guidance. This treatment yielded excellent outcome with complete relief of pain six weeks after the injection, and repeated ultrasound examination showed 80 restoration of the torn tissues. © 2021, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Anterolateral Ligament, Imaging, Ligaments, Meniscus, Platelet-rich Plasma, Regenerative, Tears, Ultrasound-guided Injection
Divisions
sportmedicine
Funders
None
Publication Title
Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
Volume
24
Issue
2
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya