Acute anterior cruciate ligament stump entrapment in anterior cruciate ligament tears: MR imaging appearance. 2002

Guo-Shu Huang, and Chian-Her Lee, and Wing P Chan, and Herng-Sheng Lee, and Cheng-Yu Chen, and Joseph S Yu
Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Rd, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan, ROC. gsh5@seed.net.tw

OBJECTIVE To describe the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearance of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) stump entrapment in patients who presented with decreased knee extension after rupturing the ACL. METHODS MR images in 15 patients who had presented with a block to terminal knee extension after sustaining an ACL tear were retrospectively reviewed. The MR imaging appearances of entrapped ACL stumps were defined and correlated with arthroscopic and histologic findings. RESULTS The entrapped ACL stumps had two distinct appearances. Type 1 stumps (n = 11) were characterized by a nodular mass located at the anterior aspect of the intercondylar notch, interposed between the lateral femoral condyle and tibia. Type 2 stumps (n = 4) were characterized by a tonguelike free end and angulation of the stump. Histologic evaluation of the resected specimens showed distorted ACL fibers intermixed with variable fibrosis and inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Entrapment of an ACL stump can limit knee extension. The two observed appearances of entrapped ACL stumps likely represent two points along a spectrum of appearances, which possibly includes the cyclops lesion.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007594 Joint Loose Bodies Fibrous, bony, cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous fragments in a synovial joint. Major causes are osteochondritis dissecans, synovial chondromatosis, osteophytes, fractured articular surfaces and damaged menisci. Loose Bodies, Joint,Joint Loose Body,Loose Body, Joint
D007718 Knee Injuries Injuries to the knee or the knee joint. Injuries, Knee,Injury, Knee,Knee Injury
D007719 Knee Joint A synovial hinge connection formed between the bones of the FEMUR; TIBIA; and PATELLA. Superior Tibiofibular Joint,Joint, Knee,Joint, Superior Tibiofibular,Knee Joints,Superior Tibiofibular Joints,Tibiofibular Joint, Superior
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070598 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Sprain or tear injuries to the ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT of the knee. ACL Injuries,ACL Tears,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears,ACL Injury,ACL Tear,Injuries, ACL,Injury, ACL,Tear, ACL,Tears, ACL
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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