Presentation
Pain in knee after twisting injury
Patient Data
Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Chondral delamination
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The cartilage is seen to be separated from the subchondral bone with fluid intensity in between.
Case Discussion
Chondral delamination injuries are thought to be produced by shearing injury and involve a separation of the uncalcified articular cartilage from the calcified cartilage at the tidemark
Normally chondral injuries are associated with meniscal tears, delamination injuries however show no such association.
Identifying these injuries is crucial as surgical debridement upto the subchondral bone is required.