Secondary signs in the anterior cruciate ligament tear: magnetic resonance versus ultrasound
G Botis, A Steopei · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Purpose: This study aims to compare the usefulness of ultrasound and magnetic redonance (MR) examinations in the appreciation of the secondary signs in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear of the knee. Method and material: 11 patients (7 men, 4 females) underwent succesively an MR examination and then an ultrasound exam of the traumatised knee. The appreciation of the secondary signs in the ACL tear were made in both of the techiques, and correlations between the two imaging methods were made. We have appreciated secondary signs of the ACL rupture and we have analized angles of the ligaments, posterior cruc…