imaging studies
Last reviewed 01/2018
imaging studies
Radiographs of knee in MCL injuries should be ordered according to the Ottawa knee rules:
- any of five criteria listed below id sufficient to order an x ray
- patient aged ≥55 years
- isolated tenderness of the patellar (no bony tenderness of the knee other than the patellar)
- tenderness at the head of the fibula
- inability to flex kness to 900
- inability to bear weight both immediately and in the emergency department for 4 steps (1)
- stress radiographs can be done in children to rule out physeal injuries
T2 - weighted MRI is considered to be the gold standard in diagnosing MCL injuries(1)
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