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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 23:2016:bcr2016217743.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217743.

Massive non-traumatic calcification of the medial collateral ligament of the knee

Themistoklis Vampertzis  1 , Filon Agathangelidis  2 , Erato Gkouliopoulou  2 , Stergios Papastergiou  1
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Massive non-traumatic calcification of the medial collateral ligament of the knee

Themistoklis Vampertzis et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Anterolateral plain radiograph of the right knee showing a massive calcification extending from the origin of the medial collateral ligament to the level of the medial tibial condyle.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fat-suppressed T2-weighted coronal MRI of the right knee shows the intraligamentous location of the lesion.
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References

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