MR diagnosis of tears of anterior cruciate ligament of the knee: importance of ancillary findings.
McCauley T, Moses M, Kier R, Lynch J, Barton J, Jokl P. MR diagnosis of tears of anterior cruciate ligament of the knee: importance of ancillary findings. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1994, 162: 115-9. PMID: 8273648, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.162.1.8273648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentCruciate ligamentComplete tearsPosterior displacementPosterior hornLateral meniscusPartial tearsMR findingsTibial plateauPresence of boneCorresponding specificityAncillary findingsPosterior cruciate ligament angleIntact anterior cruciate ligamentPosterolateral tibial plateauPosterior cruciate ligamentMR imaging findingsDetection of tearsBone bruiseImaging findingsPosterior aspectArthroscopic findingsPatientsMR appearanceMR diagnosis