(Fig 3-B.08) Distal LCL Attachment Tear

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📌MRI Findings in Ligament Injuries

 

✅ Classification of Ligament Injuries

• At MR imaging, ligament injuries can be classified as:
• These often correspond to the clinical grading of grade I, II, and III injuries, respectively.

 

✅ Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury Patterns

• Most common injury patterns of the fibular collateral ligament (LCL) include:
• According to Juhng et al., avulsion of the LCL usually occurs at its distal attachment from the head of the fibula, rather than its proximal femoral attachment.

• In complete LCL disruptions, the ligament demonstrates a wavy or serpiginous contour and loss of ligamentous continuity on MRI.

 

✅Associated Cruciate Ligament Injuries

• Isolated injuries to the posterolateral corner (PLC) of the knee are rare.
• PLC injuries usually occur in conjunction with injury to a cruciate ligament (ACL or PCL).

 

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