Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ligamentum mucosum (infrapatellar plica)
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Ligamentum mucosum is visible as a thin, linear, low signal intensity structure, which originates from the intercondylar fossa, where it attaches anterior to the anterior cruciate ligament, and runs through the Hoffa's fat pad to the inferior pole of the patella.
From the case:
Ligamentum mucosum (infrapatellar plica)
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Annotated image of the ligamentum mucosum (infrapatellar plica).
Case Discussion
Ligamentum mucosum is usually best visualized on sagittal images, in this case it can be nicely seen in all planes.
According to its morphology ligamentum mucosum has been subdivided into four types; the one above is most likely a longitudinally divided 'split type'.