Updated lecture about Ultrasonography of the knee

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Dr. Abdallah El-Sayed AllamMSc of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation .

Faculty of Medicine. Tanta University. EgyptMSK US fellowship. National Taiwan University Hospital. Taiwan

Knee

Anterior

ACL

Medial

Lateral

Posterior

PCL

Intervention

Grade Description MRI US

I microscopic tear or strain injury

edema superficial to the ligament

hypoechoic fluid parallel to the ligament

II partial tear

edema superficial to the ligament extending partially through the ligament

hypoechoic fluid and thickening of the ligament

III complete tearcomplete disruption of the ligament (discontinuity)

complete disruption of the ligament with hematoma

Injuries to the medial collateral injury are divided into three grades similarly to other ligamentous lesions elsewhere.

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