title: Imaging evaluation of the postoperative knee ligaments.
abstract: Until the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), evaluation of ligament reconstruction of the knee was largely based on clinical examination and radiographs. MRI is the modality of choice for noninvasive evaluation of reconstructed ligaments, menisco-capsular structures and soft tissues. This article reviews the surgical techniques, normal and abnormal appearances of the ACL and PCL grafts and common complications following ligament reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, A21 Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. ilaslah@ccf.org
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ilaslan
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miniaci
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods