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Training Collections
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Emergency Imaging
PET Imaging
Pediatric Imaging
Lesson
MRI Mastery Series: Knee Pre Course Activities
1 topic, 6 min.
Lesson
Knee - Anatomy of the Supporting Structures
28 topics, 1 hr. 43 min.
Basic Knee Ligament Overview
7 m.Major Tendons of the Knee
6 m.Relationships Between the Joints of the Knee
4 m.Neurovascular Bundles of the Knee
4 m.Patellar Stabilizers of the Knee
4 m.A Deeper Look at the MPFL
6 m.The Basics of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament
3 m.PCL: Coronal, Axial and Sagittal Views
4 m.PCL: Sagittal on MRI
5 m.PCL: Coronal on MRI
3 m.PCL: Axial on MRI
3 m.Basic Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Anatomy
4 m.The Anatomy of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Part 2
6 m.Anterior Cruciate Ligament Anatomy: Axial View
4 m.Anterior Cruciate Ligament Anatomy: Coronal View
3 m.Anterior Cruciate Ligament on MRI: Sagittal Views
4 m.Anterior Cruciate Ligament on MRI: Axial View
2 m.Anterior Cruciate Ligament on MRI: Coronal View
3 m.Medial Collateral Ligament Basics: Layer 1
4 m.Medial Collateral Ligament Basics: Layer 2 & 3
7 m.Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Summary
3 m.Medial Supporting Structures of the Knee
2 m.The Anatomy of the Lateral Collateral Ligament Complex - FCL
3 m.The Anatomy of the Lateral Collateral Ligament Complex (LCL) on MRI
4 m.The Anatomy of the Lateral Collateral Ligament Complex
5 m.LCL Complex on MRI
3 m.The Anatomy of the Quadriceps Femoris Tendon of the Knee
4 m.MRI Anatomy of the knee: Quadricep Femoral Tendon
5 m.Lesson
Supporting Structure Anatomy: Focus on the Posterior Corners
21 topics, 1 hr. 13 min.
The Knee Anatomy: Posterior Medial Corner
6 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Semimembranosus Expansions
3 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Semimembranosus Expansions part 2
2 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Semimembranosus Expansions part 3
2 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Semimembranosus Expansions part 4
2 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Posterior Oblique Ligament
5 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Posterior Oblique Ligament part 2
4 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Oblique Popliteal Ligament
3 m.The Posteromedial Corner: Posterior Capsule
5 m.The Posteromedial Corner Anatomy on MRI
3 m.The Posteromedial Corner on MRI part 2
5 m.The Posteromedial Corner on MRI part 3
4 m.The Posteromedial Corner on MRI part 4
4 m.The Posteromedial Corner on MRI part 5
5 m.The Posterolateral Corner Anatomy: Introduction
4 m.The Posterolateral Corner Anatomy: LCL
6 m.The Posterolateral Corner: Biomechanics
3 m.The Posterolateral Corner Anatomy: Popliteus Muscle on MRI
4 m.The Posterolateral Corner: Arcuate and Fabellofibular Ligament
5 m.The Posterolateral Corner: Arcuate and Fabellofibular Ligament on MRI
3 m.The Posterolateral Corner Anatomy: Biceps Femoris Tendon
5 m.Lesson
Case Review: Supporting Structure Injuries
23 topics, 2 hr. 46 min.
Knee Case Review: 14Yr old with Posterolateral Corner Football Injury
15 m.Case Review: 54 year old Male with a Twisting Injury
9 m.Case Review: 28 Year Old Football Player Who Heard a Pop While Making a Cut
6 m.Case Review: 90 Year Old Female Patient, No History of Trauma, Now Has Swelling
10 m.Case Review: Return to 14 Year Old Football Player Case
5 m.Case Review: 37 Year Old Male with Complex Knee Instability
7 m.Case Review: PCL Mechanism of Injury
7 m.Case Review: 28 Year Old Injured in a Fall
6 m.Case Review: PCL Injury Companion Discussion
5 m.Unknown Knee Case: 54yr Old Male With Knee Swelling
5 m.Case Review: 54 Year Old Male with injury and a small PCL
4 m.Case Review: 54 Year Old Male – Assessing the Other Posterior Corner
5 m.Unknown Knee Case: 25yr Old involved in MVA
10 m.Case Review: 49 Year Old with “Osteoarthritis”
6 m.Case Review: 49 Year Old Female with Knee Pain and a Sensation of Catching
6 m.Case Review: 66 Year Old Female with Strange PCL Presentation
5 m.Case Review: 51 Year Old Male with Worsening Chronic Knee Pain
8 m.Case Review: 36 Year Old Female with Knee Locking after Kickball Game
12 m.Case Review: 23 Year Old Male with Pain After a Fall
9 m.Case Review: 22 Year Old Male with Knee Pain. Had Prior ACL Repair
12 m.Case Review: 12 Year Old Male with Problematic Graft
10 m.Case Review: 43 Year Old Male with Knee Swelling in Absence of Injury
7 m.Case Review: 12 Year Old Male with Anterior Knee Pain
7 m.Lesson
Meniscus MRI
5 topics, 28 min.
Lesson
Pivot Shift Injuries and Meniscal Pathology
3 topics, 24 min.
Lesson
More Meniscus Tears with Case Examples
6 topics, 40 min.
Lesson
Applying What You've Learned
3 topics, 13 min.
0:01
Knee anatomy.
0:01
Collaterals, the MCL.
0:04
Let's start with the superficial layer,
0:07
layer number one, also known, seen here labeled C, as the crus layer.
0:13
And this might be a little bit confusing because this superficial layer,
0:18
one of the pitfalls, includes something called the deep fascia.
0:22
So don't get confused by that.
0:24
Another potential confusing pitfall is the middle layer.
0:27
It's called the superficial portion of the MCL.
0:30
But more on that at another time.
0:33
Let's look in the axial projection.
0:35
So this would be anterior, this would be posterior.
0:38
This is medial, this is lateral.
0:41
Here is layer number one.
0:44
It is formed by the deep fascia.
0:47
And that deep fascia may receive some fibers from the patella retinaculum.
0:52
Again, this is also called the crus or crural fascia.
0:56
Immediately underneath it is a more
0:58
condensed, thicker structure, which, in part, represents the medial
1:02
patellofemoral ligament, a patellar stabilizer.
1:05
And if you follow that back, it will eventually become the superficial
1:11
middle layer or the superficial MCL, or middle layer of the MCL, or layer number
1:17
two, what you might have called the tibial collateral ligament.
1:20
So these two are contiguous and these two are contiguous.
1:25
This one becoming layer number one, sitting on top of layer number two.
1:31
So layer number one,
1:33
the most superficial aspect of the MCL, which includes some retinacular fibers
1:38
and something called the deep fascia, also known by the synonym as the crus layer
1:44
or superficial crus layer of the MCL.
Medial Supporting Structures of the Knee
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0:01
Knee anatomy.
0:01
Collaterals, the MCL.
0:04
Let's start with the superficial layer,
0:07
layer number one, also known, seen here labeled C, as the crus layer.
0:13
And this might be a little bit confusing because this superficial layer,
0:18
one of the pitfalls, includes something called the deep fascia.
0:22
So don't get confused by that.
0:24
Another potential confusing pitfall is the middle layer.
0:27
It's called the superficial portion of the MCL.
0:30
But more on that at another time.
0:33
Let's look in the axial projection.
0:35
So this would be anterior, this would be posterior.
0:38
This is medial, this is lateral.
0:41
Here is layer number one.
0:44
It is formed by the deep fascia.
0:47
And that deep fascia may receive some fibers from the patella retinaculum.
0:52
Again, this is also called the crus or crural fascia.
0:56
Immediately underneath it is a more
0:58
condensed, thicker structure, which, in part, represents the medial
1:02
patellofemoral ligament, a patellar stabilizer.
1:05
And if you follow that back, it will eventually become the superficial
1:11
middle layer or the superficial MCL, or middle layer of the MCL, or layer number
1:17
two, what you might have called the tibial collateral ligament.
1:20
So these two are contiguous and these two are contiguous.
1:25
This one becoming layer number one, sitting on top of layer number two.
1:31
So layer number one,
1:33
the most superficial aspect of the MCL, which includes some retinacular fibers
1:38
and something called the deep fascia, also known by the synonym as the crus layer
1:44
or superficial crus layer of the MCL.
Report
Description
Faculty
Stephen J Pomeranz, MD
Chief Medical Officer, ProScan Imaging. Founder, MRI Online
ProScan Imaging
Tags
Trauma
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
MRI
Knee
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