medial collateral ligament injury grading

Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are graded into three groups on MRI, much in the same way as many other ligaments:

• grade 1: (minor sprain) high signal is seen medial (superficial) to the ligament, which looks normal
• grade 2: (severe sprain or partial tear) high signal is seen medial to the ligament, with high signal or partial disruption of the ligament
• grade 3: complete disruption of the ligament

As a general rule, the MCL is not repaired in the general population if it is an isolated injury. In athletes, grade 3 injuries often require surgical repair .

After a few weeks, it may appear as a Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome or a Pellegrini-Stieda (PS) lesion, a post-traumatic/post-avulsion calcification of the proximal medial collateral ligament.

See also

• sprain vs strain
• Pellegrini-Stieda (PS) lesion
• medial collateral ligament injury

Siehe auch:

• Stieda-Pellegrini-Köhler-Schatten
• sprain vs strain

und weiter:

• menisko-kapsuläre Separation
• Ligamentum collaterale tibiale
• Stieda-Pellegrini Syndrom
• medial collateral ligament injury
• ossification at the tibial insertion of the medial collateral ligament