Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Anterior cruciate ligament is strong band of tissue that prevent anterior translation of tibia on femur,commonly injured by pivoting injury.
- Acute injury is associated with lateral meniscal injury and chronic injury associated with medial meniscal injury.
- Complaints are knee pain and swelling
- Clinically diagnosed by positive Lachman test .
- X ray and MRI are radiological investigations that are used for diagnosis.
- Avulsion of a piece of bone can be seen on x rays on the anterolateral aspect of the knee- it is called as Segond fracture
- MRI shows empty notch sign.
Thank you very much for informative n practical points.Is fibular head n fibular styloid process both r same r different?Arcuate sign .