Lipohemarthrosis (MRI)

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert , 18 Jul 2011
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 29 Jan 2020

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 20 to 20 years.
Body was added:

Features are consistent with lipohaemarthrosis secondary to tibial plateau fracture

  • +<p>Features are consistent with <a title="Lipohaemarthrosis" href="/articles/lipohaemarthrosis">lipohaemarthrosis</a> secondary to <a title="Tibial plateau fracture" href="/articles/tibial-plateau-fracture">tibial plateau fracture</a>. </p>

Systems changed:

  • Trauma

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

Marrow edema of the upper tibial plateau, in keeping with the presenting status of un-displaced tibial plateau fracture.

Moderate knee effusion with fluid level showing upper high T1 signal fluid and lower low T1 signal fluid consistent with fat-fluid level.

Caption was added:
Knee joint
Images Changes:

Image MRI (T1) ( update )

Perspective was set to Sagittal.

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