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  Medical Imaging  ←  MRI of the Knee  ←
Presentation


Phoenix Diagnostic Clinic

MR evaluation of ACL graft  ←  MR evaluation of tunnels position

  
Tibial tunnel:

– The anterior margin of the tunnel should be posterior to a line along the roof of femoral notch
– The center of the tunnel between 1/4 and1/3 from tibia
McCauley TR. Radiology 2005;234:53


– Too forward: graft impingement limiting extension
– Too posterior: instability
MR evaluation of tibial tunnelMR evaluation of tibial tunnel

Femoral tunnel:
– The femoral tunnel should be at or behind a point formed by a line through posterior cortex femur and a line drawn along the intercondylar notch
McCauley TR. Radiology 2005;234:53


– Too forward: instability and decreased range of motion
MR evaluation of femoral tunnelMR evaluation of femoral tunnel

 Incorrect ACL tibial tunnel
 Anterior pain and limited extension after ACL reconstruction
Incorrect ACL tibial tunnelIncorrect ACL tibial tunnel


October 16, 2009

Phoenix Diagnostic Clinic, Bucharest
 

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