MRI appearance of chondral delamination injuries of the knee.
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.
Kendell
Scott D
SD
Department of Radiology, Duke University, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA. kende002@yahoo.com
Helms
Clyde A
CA
Rampton
John W
JW
Garrett
William E
WE
Higgins
Laurence D
LD
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