Items tagged “meniscal tears”
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Double posterior cruciate ligament sign
The double posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sign appears on sagittal MRI images of the knee when a bucket-handle meniscal tear (medial meniscus in 80% of cases) flips towards the center of the joint so that it comes to lie anteroinferior to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) mimicking a seco...
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Radial tear of medial meniscus
Published
11 Mar 2020
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MRI
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Flipped meniscus
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24 Jul 2011
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MRI
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Complex medial meniscal tear
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06 Sep 2011
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MRI
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Double anterior horn sign
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12 Jan 2012
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MRI
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Meniscal flap tear
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16 May 2012
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MRI
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Medial and lateral meniscal tears in a complex knee injury
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28 Sep 2012
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MRI
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Anterior cruciate ligament avulsion with meniscal tear
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06 Sep 2013
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MRI
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Intraneural ganglion cyst of the common peroneal nerve
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26 Aug 2015
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MRI
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Meniscal tear
Meniscal tears are the failure of the fibrocartilaginous menisci of the knee. There are several types and can occur in an acute or chronic setting. Meniscal tears are best evaluated with MRI.
Pathology
Acute meniscal tears occur after the rotatory trauma of the knee, whereas chronic degenerati...
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Congenital hypoplastic meniscus with tear
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27 Dec 2016
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MRI
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Acute flipped meniscus
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25 Jan 2017
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MRI
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Menisci illustrations
Published
11 May 2019
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Diagram
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Thessaly test
The Thessaly test is a clinical examination technique useful in the detection of meniscal tears.
Background
Meniscal tears are commonly the result of twisting injuries or degenerative change where patients experience medial or lateral joint line pain. MRI is the most commonly used non-invasive...
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McMurray test
The McMurray test is used to assess the presence of meniscal tears within the knee.
Background
Clinical tests used for the detection of meniscal tears provide varying levels of diagnostic parameters including sensitivity and specificity. MRI is considered the most accurate diagnostic tool for ...
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Parrot beak meniscal tear
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06 Mar 2020
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Discoid lateral meniscus with horizontal cleavage tear
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13 Mar 2020
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MRI
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Horizontal tear and flap tear of the medial meniscus
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22 Mar 2020
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MRI
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Anterior cruciate ligament graft tear and bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus
Published
10 Apr 2020
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MRI
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Anterior cruciate ligament tear, Wrisberg rip and bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus
Published
10 Apr 2020
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MRI