All participants had an MRI-confirmed acute ACL rupture ... with both ligaments arranged in a crisscrossed fashion to stabilize the knee joint while preventing the thighbone (femur) from sliding ...

Background: Bone contusions are often identified at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the acutely injured knee. Contusions of both surfaces of the joint are known as kissing contusions. Objective: ...

A 22-year-old woman came to us with a 2-week history of recurring stiffness of the left knee joint. MRI of the knee revealed a tumor arising from the Hoffa fat pad. The cause was a proliferative ...

Optical spectral transmission, a novel noninvasive light-based technology, can effectively differentiate patients with ...

Blood tests to assess levels of uric acid Joint aspiration (taking a sample of fluid from the knee to assess levels of uric acid) Imaging, such as X-rays or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ...

An MRI scan of the knee was obtained: visualisation was incomplete ... The tendon had retracted through the popliteal hiatus and was not visualised in the joint (fig 3). No capsular injury was ...