TY - JOUR AU - Rahim, Reshyl AU - Balooch, Salahuddin AU - Usman Khan, Muhammad AU - Bokhari, Syed Awon Raza Shah AU - Baqir Hassan, Khawaja Muhammad AU - Niazi, Najam Us Saqib PY - 2022/06/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Based Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) TEARS in Patients with Internal Derangements of Knee JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 72 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.51253/pafmj.v72i3.6763 UR - https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/6763 SP - 775-78 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in patients with knee internal derangements.</p><p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Prospective longitudinal study.</p><p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Department of Radiology, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian Pakistan, from Sep 2019 Aug 2020.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> 40 patients of any age and gender were part of the study with painful or unstable knee joints. A clinical examination was performed after recording demographic data. In addition, MRI was performed, and primary and secondary signs were noted for each case.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The range of patients was 15 to 63, with a mean age of 36.3 ± 12.62 years. Most of the patients were male (n=29; 72.5%), whereas only 11 (27.5%) were females. In total, 27 (67.5%) complete and 13 (32.5%) partial Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears were present. Blumensaat’s angle&gt; 15 degree was present in 10 (37.03%) complete tear cases and 2 (15.38 %) partial tear cases. Anterior tibial displacement was evident in 4 (14.81%) complete tear cases and 3 (23.07 %) partial tear cases. Posterior cruciate line (PCL) angle was apparent in 21 (77.77%) complete tear cases and 12 (92.30 %) partial tear cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The use of MRI is advocated for diagnosing Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in patients with knee internal derangements.</p> ER -