MSK MRI

The LM has a loose attachment to the joint capsule and to the femur and tibia by means of the meniscal ligaments and is not anchored to the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). Posterior oblique drawing demonstrates posterolateral restraints of the lateral meniscus including the posterosuperior popliteomeniscal fascicle (PSF), anteroinferior popliteomeniscal fascicle (AIF), meniscofemoral ligament..

PRLM has two attachment sites of the intertubercular region and the posterior slope of the lateral tubercle. Contiguous fat-suppressed PD coronal images with a posteroanterior direction demonstrate small, dark signal foci (white arrows) traversing the intertubercular crest and terminating on the medial tubercle, near the tibial attachment of the ACL. These green-yellow arrows show an intercondyl..

PRLM has two attachment sites of intertubercular region and posterior slope of lateral tubercle. This image shows an intercondylar crest insertion component among the two attachment sites. The PRLM inserts mainly in the intertubercular area. It is delineated on MRI as a dark signal line parallel to the tibial plateau on mid-sagittal images with an oblique course and longer length than other root..

The PRLM(lateral meniscus posterior root) provides secondary stability to the anterior cruciate ligament during pivot shift loading. The PRLM has unique features, including its course and configuration. An accurate anatomic understanding of the PRLM is clinically important because this region is difficult to fully visualize arthroscopically. PRLM has two attachment sites of intertubercular regio..

The anterior root of lateral meniscus is normally directed obliquely upward on sagittal images and frequently contains increased internal signal intensity. In this location, the increased signal intensity is sometimes referred to as “speckled.” The anterior root of the lateral meniscus differs from the anterior root of the medial meniscus because it often has a prominent fissured appearance simi..

Proximity and contiguous fibers between the anterior root ligament of the lateral meniscus (LM) and the anterior cruciate ligament The anterior root of the lateral meniscus attaches anteriorly, along the lateral tibial tubercle, posterolateral to the medial meniscus anterior root. The tibial insertion of the anterior cruciate ligament is found medial to the anterior root Anterior horn transition..

The posterior root of the medial meniscus was subcategorized into three zones: transition to posterior horn of medial meniscus at the junction between root and posterior horn (a), midsubstance within root ligament proper (b), and entheseal at the tibial attachment point of root ligament The most common location of medial meniscal root ligament tear was junctional, between the ligament and the po..

The posterior root of the medial meniscus(Red) commences just lateral to the apex of the medial tibial plateau. The yellow line demonstrates where the cartilage of the medial tibial plateau ceases which is another marker for the beginning of the meniscal root. The root attaches along the downward slope of the intercondylar fossa medial and anterior to the posterior cruciate ligament. The medial ..