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Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Summary

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Knee anatomy. MCL summary.

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You might have watched vignette one

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on layer one and vignette two on layers two and three.

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Now, let's put it all together in the axial projection.

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Anteriorly, fused are layers number one and two.

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Deep to this is layer number three, which is

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made up mostly of the menisco patellar

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ligament and some retinacular fibers from

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the medial peripatellar retinaculum.

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Let's follow the fused layers, one and two, which consist of deep fascia, retinaculum,

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and the medial patellofemoral ligament, and

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this was split. The superficial portion

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forms layer number one, the anterior and superficial fascia around

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the sartorius and covers multiple muscles around the back.

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The deeper split forms the middle layer,

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the superficial portion of the MCL,

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a synonym for the middle layer or layer number two.

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Layer number two will eventually fuse around back with layer number three.

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Layer number three in the mid-coronal

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projection or mid-coronal plane, is formed by capsular condensation.

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It's also formed by the menisco-femoral,

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and the meniscotibial or coronary ligament.

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The deep capsular layer, layer number three, will fuse with layer number two at

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this corner to form the triangular-shaped

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obliquely oriented POL or posterior oblique ligament of the knee.

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As we keep coming around back,

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the deep layer then converts into the oblique popliteal ligament, or OPL.

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So OPL, POL, capsule, anteromedial layer number three

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made up of the menisco patellar ligament

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and some retinacular fibers.

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And then layers number two, the tibial

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collateral ligament, as you used to call it the superficial MCL,

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layer number two, and anteriorly layer number two,

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the MPFL fuses with the superficial tissue, the deep fascia and the medial

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retinaculum, to form a combined layer one and two.

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Stephen J Pomeranz, MD

Chief Medical Officer, ProScan Imaging. Founder, MRI Online

ProScan Imaging

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Trauma

Musculoskeletal (MSK)

MRI

Knee

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