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Celery stalk sign (ACL)

Dr MT Niknejad and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

The celery stalk sign is a term given to the appearance of the anterior cruciate ligament which has undergone mucoid degeneration has been likened to that of a celery stalk. Its low signal longitudinal fibers are separated from eachother by higher signal mucinous material, best seen on T2 weighted images.

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1.Papadopoulou P. The celery stalk sign. Radiology. 2007;245 (3): 916-7. Radiology (full text) - doi:10.1148/radiol.2453050159 - Pubmed citation