Items tagged “knee mri”
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Meniscal flounce
Meniscal flounces refer to the "ruffled" appearance of the inner margin of knee menisci. They were initially thought to be only an arthroscopic finding, as a result of joint distension and anesthetic muscle relaxants but they are occasionally seen on MRI.
Epidemiology
Meniscal flounces are un...
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Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, also known as Sinding-Larsen disease or Larsen-Johansson syndrome, affects the proximal end of the patellar tendon as it inserts into the inferior pole of the patella. It represents a chronic traction injury of the immature osteotendinous junction. It is a close...
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Medial collateral ligament injury grading
Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are graded into three groups on MRI, much in the same way as many other ligaments:
grade 1: (minor sprain) high signal is seen medial (superficial) to the ligament, which looks normal
grade 2: (severe sprain or partial tear) high signal is seen medial ...
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Focal periphyseal edema zone
Focal periphyseal edema zones, also known as FOPE zones, are regions of bone marrow edema seen on MRI that are principally located at the physes about the knee. They are thought to represent potentially painful manifestations of physiologic physeal fusion 1.
Epidemiology
FOPE zones are seen in...
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Meniscal ossicle
Meniscal ossicles are uncommon, often incidental, findings on radiography and cross-sectional imaging of the knee.
Epidemiology
Reported to have a prevalence of 0.15% in the general population 2.
Clinical presentation
maybe an incidental finding
may present with intermittent pain
joint loc...
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Posteromedial knee friction syndrome
Posteromedial knee friction syndrome is a cause of posteromedial knee pain in active young individuals. It is thought to be due to narrowing of the space between the posteromedial femoral condyle, sartorius and/or gracilis tendons.
Clinical presentation
Patients present with medial knee pain w...
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Knee dislocation
Knee dislocations are rare, but a significant number have a serious associated neurovascular injury. This article discusses tibiofemoral joint dislocation. Please see separate articles for discussion of medial and lateral patellar dislocations.
Epidemiology
They account for <0.5% of all joint...
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MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score (MOAKS)
MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score (MOAKS) is a semi-quantitative scoring tool that was developed from the Whole Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (WORMS) and Boston Leeds Osteoarthritis Knee Score (BLOKS) scoring tools. MOAKS has been shown to have very good to excellent reliability.
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