A Peculiar Pickleball Pathology Of The Knee - Page #1
 

Author: Dylan Lawton, BS
Co Author #1: Justin Mark J Young, MD
Co Author #2: Ashley K Aratani, MD
Senior Editor: Heather Rainey, MD
Editor: Robert Oh, MD, MPH

Patient Presentation:
A 63-year old Asian female, recreational pickleball player presented with a right lateral knee mass of five-year duration.

History:
The mass started as the size of a dime and slowly doubled in size and darkened in pigment. There were no associated signs or symptoms. She reported no pain and no functional impairments.

Past medical history, past surgical history, social history, allergies, and review of systems were all insignificant. Reported medications were insignificant with the exception of calcium supplements for osteopenia.

Physical Exam:
Vital signs were within normal limits: BP =124/69, HR = 68, Temperature = 98.6, Weight = 124.5 lbs, Height = 5'3", oxygen saturation = 99% on room air.

Examination of the lateral aspect of the suprapatellar right knee showed a 4 cm lobulated, soft, nontender, mobile mass located approximately over the lateral joint line. The mass did not change in shape with flexion or extension of the knee and had a central dark discoloration. The remainder of the right lower extremity examination and other system examinations were within normal limits.

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