Pes anserine syndrome in post knee arthroplasty. A rare case report

• Published in: Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 171 - 174
• Main Authors: Kamudin, Nur Azree Ferdaus, Rani, Rizal Abd, Yahaya, Nor Hamdan Mohamad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.01.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Orthopedics; Primary Knee Arthroplasty
• ISSN: 0976-5662; 2213-3445
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2018.11.007

Abstract Pes anserine syndrome is a cause of inferomedial knee pain. It occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and in overweight patients. It is a challenge to identify the causes of knee pain following knee replacement surgery. We present a case report of pes anserine syndrome in a 79-year-old female who had undergone knee arthroplasty 13 years prior. She was pain free until one year ago when her knee pain resurfaced without any symptoms of infection or history of trauma. She was successfully treated with a combination of stretching exercise and steroid local steroid injection. We want to highlight that such common condition as pes anserine syndrome, could occur in total knee arthroplasty, and should be considered as one of the possible diagnosis.