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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
So the popliteal fossa is another area that we need
0:04
to consider in the knee, and it's often a neglected area.
0:07
Uh, this is a fat filled loss
0:11
and shaped region at the back of the knee that contains
0:15
a number of important neural, lymphatic
0:19
and vascular structures.
0:21
The main thing that we are gonna see in this area are a
0:24
number of different cysts and masses.
0:26
And what I wanna do in the next 45 minutes is review the
0:31
anatomy in here, the boundaries of this area,
0:34
and, uh, some of the, uh, pathology that you can see, uh,
0:38
in the, um, area of the pop fossa.
0:43
So starting at the deep layer, we're looking up high.
0:47
The top of the lozenge is gonna be formed by the hamstrings
0:50
with the biceps, femoral laterally,
0:53
and the semi, uh, memb noses medially.
0:57
The semi tendinosis by this point has already, uh,
1:00
converted, uh, into a tendon.
1:02
And as we go a little bit more distally, the boundaries
1:06
that we're going to see here deep
1:08
to this is gonna be the plantars and medial and lateral.
1:12
We're going to have our gastroc anemia.
1:15
And you can see that by the time I'm coming down,
1:18
that the space has already become quite narrow in this
1:21
patient who's very, very muscular in terms
1:25
of the deep portion.
1:27
We have the joint capsule
1:29
and the oly popliteal ligament here coming from semi
1:34
menos forming the floor of the popliteal fossa.
1:39
Inside that, of course, we're going
1:40
to be into the joint, uh, proper.
1:44
And then as we go further down over here,
1:47
we're gonna have the bone and the popple, uh, tendon
1:52
and popplet muscle forming the floor of the popliteal fossa.
1:56
So it's not a very big area that we need to, uh, look at,
2:00
but it's important that we include this on our checklist.
2:04
And I know, you know, most of the macros
2:06
and everything that people use don't have anything
2:08
to say about the popliteal fossa.
Anatomy of the Popliteal Fossa
HIDEInteractive Transcript
0:00
So the popliteal fossa is another area that we need
0:04
to consider in the knee, and it's often a neglected area.
0:07
Uh, this is a fat filled loss
0:11
and shaped region at the back of the knee that contains
0:15
a number of important neural, lymphatic
0:19
and vascular structures.
0:21
The main thing that we are gonna see in this area are a
0:24
number of different cysts and masses.
0:26
And what I wanna do in the next 45 minutes is review the
0:31
anatomy in here, the boundaries of this area,
0:34
and, uh, some of the, uh, pathology that you can see, uh,
0:38
in the, um, area of the pop fossa.
0:43
So starting at the deep layer, we're looking up high.
0:47
The top of the lozenge is gonna be formed by the hamstrings
0:50
with the biceps, femoral laterally,
0:53
and the semi, uh, memb noses medially.
0:57
The semi tendinosis by this point has already, uh,
1:00
converted, uh, into a tendon.
1:02
And as we go a little bit more distally, the boundaries
1:06
that we're going to see here deep
1:08
to this is gonna be the plantars and medial and lateral.
1:12
We're going to have our gastroc anemia.
1:15
And you can see that by the time I'm coming down,
1:18
that the space has already become quite narrow in this
1:21
patient who's very, very muscular in terms
1:25
of the deep portion.
1:27
We have the joint capsule
1:29
and the oly popliteal ligament here coming from semi
1:34
menos forming the floor of the popliteal fossa.
1:39
Inside that, of course, we're going
1:40
to be into the joint, uh, proper.
1:44
And then as we go further down over here,
1:47
we're gonna have the bone and the popple, uh, tendon
1:52
and popplet muscle forming the floor of the popliteal fossa.
1:56
So it's not a very big area that we need to, uh, look at,
2:00
but it's important that we include this on our checklist.
2:04
And I know, you know, most of the macros
2:06
and everything that people use don't have anything
2:08
to say about the popliteal fossa.
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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