title: MRI appearance of chondral delamination injuries of the knee.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe the MRI appearance of five cases of chondral delamination of the knee.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chondral delamination injuries of the knee show increased linear signal abnormality at the junction of the articular cartilage and subchondral bone on T2-weighted (fast spin-echo) images of the knee. Identifying and treating these lesions results in an improved prognosis for patients with this injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA. kende002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kendell
authors.forename: Clyde A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Helms
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rampton
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Laurence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies