Anterior Cruciate Ligament Disruption

  1. Clinical Topic Orthopedics
  2. Subtopic Trauma
  3. Examination Region Knee
  4. Key Points
    1. ACL disruption
    2. Bone marrow contusion
  5. Image Findings
    1. A complete ACL disruption is demonstrated. (ACL = Anterior Cruciate Ligament; figure A)
    2. Bone marrow contusion is seen involving the lateral femoral condyle. (figures B and C)
  6. Images
    1. Sagittal T2-weighted Turbo-Spin-Echo (TSE)TR / TE = 3800 / 102 msFOV = (150 x 150) mm2Matrix = (307 x 384) Px2Slice thickness = 3 mm
    2. Coronal T2-weighted Turbo-Spin-Echo (TSE) with fat suppressionTR / TE = 3000 / 102 msFOV = (150 x 150) mm2Matrix = (320 x 320) Px2Slice thickness = 3.5 mm
    3. Coronal T1-weighted Turbo-Spin-Echo (TSE)TR / TE = 749 / 20 msFOV = (150 x 150) mm2Matrix = (435 x 512) Px2Slice thickness = 3.5 mm