Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after the Italian surgeon A. Pellegrini (b. 1877) and the German surgeon A. Stieda (1869–1945) — though it had been discovered earlier.

Noun

Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The ossification of the superior part of the medial collateral ligament of the knee.
    Synonyms: Stieda disease, Köhler-Pellegrini-Stieda disease
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