Palmer's disease, a rare complication of internal collateral ligament injury of the knee

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Palmer's syndrome, knee, complications

Abstract

Introduction: Palmer's disease (or Palmer's syndrome) is poorly understood and is due to traumatic rupture of the internal collateral ligament of the knee at the femoral insertion.
Objective: to present three patients suffering from Palmer's disease as a consequence of a traumatic internal collateral ligament injury of the knee at another time.
Methods: study of multiple cases of patients treated by arthroscopy in the period from January 2002 to January 2020. Aspects such as age, sex, cause, time to operation and procedure performed were analyzed. The results were evaluated using the visual analog scale for pain and the Lysholm assessment scale.
Results: all are young active males, two with right knee injury, two with history of sports trauma and one work-related. Pain, block, knee extension limitation and Böhler, Mc Murray and Apley maneuvers were positive in all patients. There was a significant improvement in the visual analog scale for pain and in the Lysholm scale postoperatively.
Conclusions: Palmer's disease is secondary to internal collateral ligament injury that simulates an internal meniscus injury; its diagnosis and resolution are possible with arthroscopy and intensive rehabilitation.

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Author Biographies

Sergio Morales Piñeiro, Hospital General Universitario "Mártires del 9 de Abril"

Especialista en I y II Grado en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Profesor Auxiliar de Ortopedia y Traumatología en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Roberto Mata Cuevas, Hospital General Universitario “Mártires del 9 de Abril"

Especialista en I Grado en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Profesor Asistente de Ortopedia y Traumatología en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Lourdes María Morera Estévez, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu" de Las Villas

Licenciada en Matemática. Máster en Ciencias de la Educación Superior.

Lázaro Martín Martínez Estupiñán, Hospital General Universitario “Mártires del 9 de Abril"

Especialista en I y II Grado en Ortopedia y Traumatología. Máster en Atención Integral al niño. Máster en Metodología del Entrenamiento Deportivo. Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Profesor Titular de Ortopedia y Traumatología en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara. Investigador Auxiliar.

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2022-04-13

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Morales Piñeiro S, Mata Cuevas R, Morera Estévez LM, Martínez Estupiñán LM. Palmer’s disease, a rare complication of internal collateral ligament injury of the knee. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 13 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];16(2):252-60. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1696

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