A 21-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of intermittent 8/10 lateral right knee pain. He failed two priorsurgical procedures done at outside hospitals. The patient initially sustained a jumping injury while playingbasketball and recalled feeling a pop at the time. At presentation, his knee pain was associated with a catchingsensation and swelling. He tried viscosupplementation injections and physical therapy without resolution ofsymptoms. Two years ago, he underwent arthroscopic partial lateral meniscectomy and chondroplasty at anoutside hospital without improvement in symptoms. One year ago, he underwent arthroscopy and microfracture ata different outside hospital. His symptoms persisted and continued to be aggravated by playing basketball andother impact activities.
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