Various causes have been reported for cystic lesions arising from the cruciate ligaments. We present a case of synovial chondromatosis
that involved the posterior cruciate ligament and was treated by an arthroscopic posterior–posterior triangulation method.
We recommend that synovial chondromatosis be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the cruciate ligaments.
Lesions involving the posterior aspect of the posterior cruciate ligament, as in the presented case, can be accessed via the
standard anterior arthroscopic portals. However, scattered synovial chondromatosis masses located in the posterolateral compartment
are difficult to access via anterior portals. We suggest that the arthroscopic posterior–posterior triangulation technique
may be useful for the management of such cases.
Keywords Synovial chondromatosis - Posterior cruciate ligament - Arthroscopic surgery - Joint loose bodies
Sang Eun Park and Yassir Hussain Pengatteeri contributed equally to the work.