title: [Normal findings and pathological changes of the patellar ligament in the computer tomogram].
abstract: In the computer tomogram, the normal patellar ligament appears as a flat band with an average density of 110 HE. After trauma and also after chronic overloading, the cross-section increases, whereas the density decreases. CT is superior to conventional x-ray diagnosis and to sonography in respect of detecting and differentiating of circumscript changes in the patellar ligament.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Normalbefunde und pathologische Veränderungen des Ligamentum Patellae im Computertomogramm.