MSK MRI

The nondisplaced component of a flap tear may demonstrate a changing slope contour of its superior surface. Criteria for diagnosis of a flap tear based on sagittal images include: * A vertical tear encompassing the inner third of the meniscus,either coapted or noncoapted * Relative deficiency of the inner third of the inferior meniscal surface with associated blunting of the remaining inferior l..

Treatment of avulsion fractures of the PCL depends on the degree of avulsion fracture displacement. Conservative therapy is generally performed if the degree of avulsion fracture displacement is mild, whereas surgery is performed in patients with significant displacement and posterior tibial instability. In the past, internal fixation was highly invasive, requiring a marked opening of the back o..