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Lesson
Meniscus (preoperative and postoperative)
15 topics, 1 hr. 25 min.
General Features of the Meniscus
3 m.Anatomy of the Meniscus
5 m.Meniscal Morphology
4 m.Meniscal Failure Part 1
7 m.Meniscal Failure Part 2
8 m.Meniscal Failure Types
7 m.Longitudinal Horizontal Tears
6 m.Radial Tears
8 m.Free Edge Tears
3 m.Displaced Meniscal Tears
7 m.Meniscal Root Ligament Tears
8 m.Popliteomeniscal Ligaments
5 m.Meniscus: Diagnostic Pitfalls
6 m.Discoid Meniscus and Meniscal Movement
7 m.Pathologic Conditions
7 m.Lesson
Meniscus Case Review
8 topics, 28 min.
Insufficiency Fracture with Root Tear
6 m.Posterior Lateral Meniscus Horn Tear
4 m.Wrisberg Rip & Ligament of Humphrey Tear
5 m.Posterior Root Tear
2 m.RAMP Lesion with ACL Tear
4 m.Meniscocapsular Injury with Semimembranosus Tear
2 m.Posterior Meniscus Injury, Radial Tear, Ligamnet of Humphrey Injury
5 m.Meniscus Question and Answer Session
4 m.Lesson
Footprints and mechanisms of knee injury
10 topics, 43 min.
Ligament Structure
8 m.Ligament Classification & Attachments
3 m.Ligaments: Restraints
5 m.Muscle Antagonists & Agonists
3 m.Osseous Anatomy
3 m.Injury Mechanisms: Basic Concepts & External Forces
7 m.Inury Mechanisms: Internal Forces
4 m.Types of Force: 5 Scenarios
9 m.Pure Distraction Injury
2 m.Injury Mechanisms: Summary
5 m.Lesson
Cruciate Ligaments
11 topics, 46 min.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Anatomy
6 m.Types of Force: 5 Scenarios
4 m.Manifestations of Injury
5 m.Mechanisms of Injury
3 m.MR Imaging: Osseous/Cartilaginous Findings
9 m.MR Imaging: Other Findings
3 m.MR Imaging: Some Specific Lesions
4 m.MR Imaging: Partial ACL Tears
4 m.PCL Anatomy & Pathology
4 m.Mechanisms of Injury in the PCL
4 m.Patterns of Injury in the PCL
5 m.Lesson
Knee Injury & Cruciate Ligament Case Review
7 topics, 23 min.
Lesson
Medial Ligaments
10 topics, 42 min.
Anatomy of the Medial Supporting Structures
5 m.Anterior Portion of the Supporting Structures
8 m.Middle Portion of the Supporting Structures
4 m.Posterior Portion of the Supporting Structures
5 m.Patterns of Injury: Valgus Motion
4 m.Patterns of Injury: Rotational Motion
2 m.Grades of Injury in the Supporting Structures
6 m.Bone Contusions
5 m.Diagnostic Considerations in the Pediatric Knee & Pelligrini-Stieda Disease
4 m.Diagnostic Considerations
4 m.Lesson
Lateral Ligaments
12 topics, 39 min.
Lateral Ligament Anatomy
5 m.IT Band Syndrome
4 m.Accessory ITB Meniscal Ligament
2 m.Kaplan Fiber System
4 m.Kaplan Fiber Injury
2 m.Gerdy Tubercle Avulsion & Segond Fractures
5 m.Anterolateral Ligament
4 m.Posterolateral Corner
4 m.Fibular Colateral Ligament
6 m.The Biceps Femoris
4 m.PLC Big 3 & The Popliteus Fibular Ligament
3 m.The Fabellofibular Ligament & The Arcuate Ligament
5 m.Lesson
Medial and Lateral Ligament Case Review
7 topics, 37 min.
Lesson
Postoperative Ligaments
13 topics, 45 min.
Imaging the Post Surgical Knee
3 m.ACL Reconstruction
7 m.Graft Fixation and Motion
2 m.Radiographic Assessment & The Femoral Tunnel
4 m.Tibial Tunnel Placement
3 m.Ligamentization
3 m.ACL Reconstruction Complications
10 m.Foreign Body Reaction
3 m.Cyclops Lesions & Nerve Injury
4 m.MPFL Reconstruction
4 m.Lateral Ligament Procedures
3 m.Lateral Extra Articular Tenodesis
2 m.PCL Reconstruction
4 m.Lesson
Extensor Mechanism
9 topics, 45 min.
Lesson
Popliteal Fossa
12 topics, 46 min.
Anatomy of the Popliteal Fossa
3 m.Popliteal Cysts & Masses
6 m.Synovial Lining Disease
3 m.Differential Diagnoses in the Popliteal Fossa
6 m.Popliteal Fossa Contents
6 m.Popliteal Nerves & Trauma
4 m.Popliteal Vasculature
5 m.Popliteal Artery & Abberant Tibial Artery
3 m.Popliteal Artery Trauma
3 m.Popliteal Artery Aneurysm
3 m.Cystic Adventitial Disease
6 m.Popliteal Artery Entrapment
6 m.Lesson
Postoperative Ligaments, Extensor Mechanism & Popliteal Fossa Case Review
6 topics, 42 min.
0:00
There are two types of free edge tears based upon
0:03
what we've already said.
0:05
Longitudinal, horizontal,
0:06
or horizontal tears,
0:08
which produce a frayed ill-defined irregular inner margin
0:12
and radial tears,
0:13
which typically produce a sharp inner margin now
0:17
to finish are, uh, forces
0:20
that may produce meniscal pathology.
0:23
I'm gonna finish up with penile forces
0:25
because there are a couple of examples of this,
0:28
which I think can be, uh, uh, interesting.
0:31
So let's, uh, look at those.
0:34
When we are dealing with a valgus injury, here are the body
0:38
of the medial meniscus.
0:40
We can have in fact, tension trying to separate
0:43
that particular meniscus.
0:45
And what I have found in a number of these cases,
0:48
in addition to medial supporting structures being abnormal,
0:52
you may have a corner meniscal tear.
0:54
It may be the top corner or shown here, the lower corner.
0:59
These tears may be more significant than their size
1:03
illustrates, so be aware of that particular type of failure.
1:08
Another example of that,
1:10
and we'll talk more about this tomorrow, relates to the
1:14
posterior o like ligament.
1:16
On the medial side of the knee, one
1:18
of its three arms is a central arm that connects
1:22
to the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.
1:25
So when in fact there is tension placed on the medial
1:28
supporting structures, a peculiar corner type pattern
1:32
of meniscal failure may occur owing to this particular arm,
1:37
attaching to the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.
1:41
And to complete our story of tensile failure
1:44
of the meniscus, I call your attention to this recent
1:48
finding that has been suggested.
1:50
A ligament that runs from the ileal tibial tract to
1:54
to the body and anterior horn of the lateral meniscus.
1:57
It looks like a pica, it is a debated entity.
2:01
Not everyone agrees that it exists, but you may see it,
2:05
and it is associated with tears involving the anterior horn
2:09
and body of the lateral meniscus.
Free Edge Tears
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0:00
There are two types of free edge tears based upon
0:03
what we've already said.
0:05
Longitudinal, horizontal,
0:06
or horizontal tears,
0:08
which produce a frayed ill-defined irregular inner margin
0:12
and radial tears,
0:13
which typically produce a sharp inner margin now
0:17
to finish are, uh, forces
0:20
that may produce meniscal pathology.
0:23
I'm gonna finish up with penile forces
0:25
because there are a couple of examples of this,
0:28
which I think can be, uh, uh, interesting.
0:31
So let's, uh, look at those.
0:34
When we are dealing with a valgus injury, here are the body
0:38
of the medial meniscus.
0:40
We can have in fact, tension trying to separate
0:43
that particular meniscus.
0:45
And what I have found in a number of these cases,
0:48
in addition to medial supporting structures being abnormal,
0:52
you may have a corner meniscal tear.
0:54
It may be the top corner or shown here, the lower corner.
0:59
These tears may be more significant than their size
1:03
illustrates, so be aware of that particular type of failure.
1:08
Another example of that,
1:10
and we'll talk more about this tomorrow, relates to the
1:14
posterior o like ligament.
1:16
On the medial side of the knee, one
1:18
of its three arms is a central arm that connects
1:22
to the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.
1:25
So when in fact there is tension placed on the medial
1:28
supporting structures, a peculiar corner type pattern
1:32
of meniscal failure may occur owing to this particular arm,
1:37
attaching to the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.
1:41
And to complete our story of tensile failure
1:44
of the meniscus, I call your attention to this recent
1:48
finding that has been suggested.
1:50
A ligament that runs from the ileal tibial tract to
1:54
to the body and anterior horn of the lateral meniscus.
1:57
It looks like a pica, it is a debated entity.
2:01
Not everyone agrees that it exists, but you may see it,
2:05
and it is associated with tears involving the anterior horn
2:09
and body of the lateral meniscus.
Report
Faculty
Donald Resnick, MD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Radiology
University of California, San Diego
Mini N. Pathria, MD, FRCP(C)
Division Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging
University of California San Diego
Eric Y. Chang, MD
Adjunct Professor, Radiology
University of California, San Diego
Brady K. Huang, MD
Clinical Professor of Radiology
UC San Diego Medical Center
Tags
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
MRI
Knee
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