title: Short communication: proximal tibial stress lines--appearances on magnetic resonance imaging of the knee.
abstract: Trabecular lines through the proximal tibia in line with the direction of the anterior cruciate ligament are visible in around two-thirds of standard knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. We describe their appearances and postulate that these lines may develop in response to stresses transmitted via the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hacking
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013977:Tibia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*