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Del Castillo, Federico Ramos Álvarez, Juan José González Pérez, José Jiménez Herranz, Elena Rodriguez Fabián, Guillermo 2023-06-17T22:29:15Z 2023-06-17T22:29:15Z 2016-08 0364-2348 10.1007/s00256-016-2442-3 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18555 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00256-016-2442-3 OBJECTIVES: Calcification of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee is rare. The literature reports no positive outcomes when conservative treatment has been followed. This paper reports a case of such calcification and its treatment using ultrasound-guided percutaneous lavage (UGPL). METHODS: A 66-year-old patient presented with medial knee pain. X-ray, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance (MR) examinations revealed calcific bursitis of the MCL, which was treated by UGPL. RESULTS: One month after treatment the patient was asymptomatic. X-ray, ultrasound, and MR examinations confirmed the almost complete disappearance of the calcification; only very tiny fragments remained. CONCLUSIONS: Calcific bursitis of the MCL of the knee is very uncommon, but should be taken into account in differential diagnoses for medial knee pain. UGPL is proposed as a treatment for this condition. eng restricted access Ultrasound-guided percutaneous lavage of calcific bursitis of the medial collateral ligament of the knee: a case report and review of the literature journal article