As more and more people move into cities and towns, a number of factors cause pollution: 1  the physical disturbance of land due to construction of houses, industries, roads, etc.; 2  chemical pollution from industries, mines, etc.; 3  inadequate sewage collection and treatment; 4  increase in fertilisers to grow more food. 5  litter, which causes disease and ...
In the knee joint, operations to exchange the original implant (prosthesis) with a new one have a good chance of success. The decision to do a revision surgery depends in part on the type of bacteria that has infected the joint. In some uncommon cases, the type of bacteria is so harmful that a revision is not possible.
In conclusion, mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament has a very characteristic appearance at MRI and seen in patients without an evidence of knee instability. Radiologists should be aware of this condition that it is often misdiagnosed as a partial or complete tear of the ACL.ntroduction. Mucoid degeneration of the ACL is a rare process that has been described in a few reports (1) . With increasing use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the knee, a number of cases have been accumulated to date (2) . The pathogenesis of mucoid degeneration of the ACL remains unknown.