Posterior cruciate ligament; magnetic resonance imaging

ABSTRACT

Magnetic Resonance imaging of posterior cruciate ligament [PCL] was done in sagittal and coronal views. Axial images were obtained as the need arises. Seventy two patients without any prior history of systemic and local illness were included in the study. The examination was conducted in those with acute history of trauma. Study was conducted at Lahore Medical Imaging [PVT] Limited, Lahore. Ten patients were volunteers as control to study the normal anatomy of posterior cruciate ligament [PCL] as seen on MRI. We found that MRI can be valuable for evaluating the acutely injured knee when operative repair for the PCL is being considered. This is also invaluable as the clinical and arthroscopic assessment of PCL injury can be difficult in acute injury