The PCL line: An indirect sign of anterior cruciate ligament injury

Autor: Mark E. Schweitzer, V Cervilla, Donald Resnick, Sevil Kursunoglu-Brahme
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Clinical Imaging. 16:43-48
ISSN: 0899-7071
DOI: 10.1016/0899-7071(92)90090-v
Popis: A new sign of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear based on secondary changes of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is described. Thirty-one patients with magnetic resonance (MR) examinations of the knee suspicious for ACL injury and 50 normal controls were examined. In each patient a line was drawn adjacent and parallel to the posterior margin of the distal portion of the PCL and was extended proximally. A positive PCL line did not intersect the medullary cavity of the femur. A positive line correctly predicted ACL injury in 19 of 22 patients.
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