Anterior cruciate ligament tear

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History of right knee joint trauma. The patient has right knee pain.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
This study is a stack
Axial
STIR
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Coronal
T1
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Coronal T2
fat sat
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Coronal
STIR
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Sagittal
PD fat sat
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Sagittal
T2
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Fiber discontinuity of ACL is noted. The mid-portion of ACL shows T2/PD high signal.

Buckling of PCL with normal signal intensity and fiber continuity is seen.

Anterior tibial translation is present.

Case Discussion

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is the most common knee ligament injury.

Co-contributor: Dr. Najibullah Rasouly.

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