MRI sagittal view of the knee showing the medial gastrocnemius tendon insertion with degenerative findings.

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MRI KNEE: MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS KNEE TENDON DEGENERATION

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MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS KNEE TENDON DEGENERATION


Medial gastrocnemius tendon degeneration and tears can be a source of posterior knee pain. What to look for on MRI? The same things that occur in tendons elsewhere.



 

MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS TENDON DEGENERATION: MRI FINDINGS

  • Tendon thickening or irregularity (Pink arrow) at and adjacent to the femoral condyle insertion.

  • Tendon ill definition.

  • Intermediate increased signal intensity on PDFS or T2FS -weighted images for degeneration (Pink arrow).

  • Higher fluid type  increased signal intensity on PDFS or T2FS -weighted images for tears.

Irregularity of the cortical margin, bone marrow oedema or subcortical cyst formation at the femoral condyle.

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Increased signal intensity within the tendon, thickening, potential partial or full-thickness tears, and signs of subcortical cystic change or marrow oedema at the attachment.

Sagittal and axial T2-weighted or proton density fat-saturated sequences.

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