MRI FINDINGS IN ACL AND PCL MUCOID DEGENERATION Mucoid degeneration can affect both the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Mucoid degeneration is often confused with ACL tears and this post looks at the main MRI features of ACL and PCL mucoid degeneration that will help to differentiate from tears. MRI FINDINGS …
MRI SEGOND FRACTURE KNEE ACL TEAR Segond Fracture MRI , How to find it when Assessing the ACL on MRI & what ACL associated injuries to look for: Today’s video post is on MRI of Segond Fracture which is one of the injuries associated with ACL tears. We look at where to look, what to …
SEGOND FRACTURE MRI: WHERE TO LOOK, WHAT TO LOOK FOR, HOW TO REPORT (VIDEO) Leer más »
SUBCORTICAL SUBCHONDRAL FRACTURE KNEE MRI TIBIAL PLATEAU DISCUSSION Subchondral or subcortical fractures of the knee can occur in the femoral condyles or tibial plateau. The key to the diagnosis is seeing a linear low signal line adjacent to and paralleling the cortex without any cortical defect or break in the acute phase. There …
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ACL TEAR PIVOT SHIFT INJURY BONE CONTUSION PATTERN OSTEOCHONDRAL FRACTURE MRI WHAT'S THE Dx? Pivot shift bone bruising of the lateral femoral condyle and an osteochondral depression fracture secondary to an ACL tear. Characteristic bone contusion pattern seen with complete ACL tear. The osteochondral fracture is seen with the flattening of the cortical …
ACL TEAR PIVOT SHIFT INJURY BONE CONTUSION PATTERN OSTEOCHONDRAL FRACTURE MRI KNEE Leer más »
ACL TEAR MRI KNEE FINDINGS CORONAL IMAGE DISCUSSION ON ACL COMPLETE TEAR This is a compete tear of the ACL on a coronal scan. The ACL (Green circle) is markedly thinned, ill defined, hyperintense and irregular. Compare with the normal low signal and good definition of the adjacent PCL. The ACL should …
MOVE SLIDER ICON (ARROWS) LEFT TO SEE THE DIAGNOSIS FINDINGS Bilateral medullary femoral and tibial serpiginous STIR hyper-intensity with extension into the femoral and tibial epiphysis. DIAGNOSIS MEDULLARY BONE INFARCTS. This is a characteristic appearance of medullary bone infarcts. Most commonly they are in the diaphysis and metaphysis but in this case they also extend …
ARCUATE FRACTURE, SEGOND FRACTURE, LATERAL KNEE FRACTURES ARCUATE FRACTURE KNEE X-RAY , SEGOND FRACTURE, LATERAL FIBULAR FRACTURE This post looks at the 3 fractures (Segond Fracture, Arcuate Fracture and Lateral Fibular Fracture ) that can be seen on the lateral aspect of the knee x-ray which are indicative of underlying tendon or ligament involvement. The …
ARCUATE FRACTURE KNEE X-RAY, SEGOND FRACTURE, LATERAL KNEE FRACTURES Leer más »
MRI SEGOND FRACTURE: WHAT TO LOOK FOR Segond Fractures are fractures of the lateral tibial plateau often associated with ACL tears. WHERE DO THEY OCCUR Lateral tibial plateau, just posterior to the attachment of the ilio-tibial band. IS IT AN AVULSION FRACTURE OF THE ITB It’s thought to be related to the tibial insertion …
