In you're right knee, the MCL is located on the left side of your knee (towards your crotch), the ACL is essentially in the middle of the knee (towards the front more), and the PCL is located a little to the left of your ACL (towards the back more). Your LCL is located on the right side of your knee.
In you're right knee, the MCL is located on the left side of your knee (towards your crotch), the ACL is essentially in the middle of the knee (towards the front more), and the PCL is located a little to the left of your ACL (towards the back more). Your LCL is located on the right side of your knee.
Thanks. I didn't even know there was a LCL. I thought that was the PCL.
It's my MCL and PCL that are screwed up the most then. I did manage to hurt my ACL or something in that area on Thursday, but it seems to be back to normal now. I think I'm glad I have a long-term checkup appointment with my surgeon scheduled for this summer. I want to figure out exactly what is wrong in there and what I can do about it short of reconstructive surgery.
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Well, Ive been trying to get an appointment scheduled with a specialist for my knee, but the doctors down here are fvcking asshats and only work 2 days a week or something. I can either get an appointment for thursday at 2:30 (which is right in the middle of my last speech for my public speaking class) or I have to wait till may 2nd... WTF!
Well, Ive been trying to get an appointment scheduled with a specialist for my knee, but the doctors down here are fvcking asshats and only work 2 days a week or something. I can either get an appointment for thursday at 2:30 (which is right in the middle of my last speech for my public speaking class) or I have to wait till may 2nd... WTF!
Well, at least go see your GP and get it checked out by him/her. Then you can take the May 2nd appointment if you still need it.
You probably meant high signal intensity in your ACL. suggests a tear of some type, full or partial.
Im on call right now, so I cant write too much.
Its hard to tell without actually seeing the MRI since there are many facotrs that go into reading one (i.e. how far apart are the slices, t1 vs t2 weighting.
High signal intensity means that there is inflammation/blood in the area which could indicate a tear in the ACL. It shoudl be easy to tell if there is meniscal damage, look for signal intesity in the normally black menisci.
Its hard to tell without actually seeing the MRI since there are many facotrs that go into reading one (i.e. how far apart are the slices, t1 vs t2 weighting.
High signal intensity means that there is inflammation/blood in the area which could indicate a tear in the ACL. It shoudl be easy to tell if there is meniscal damage, look for signal intesity in the normally black menisci.
The MRI showed an obvious tear in my cousin's ACL. He had surgery on it to replace it last November, he's getting to the point where he's trying to get cleared again to play soccer. It's gonna take a while to rehab it dood. Better to fix it sooner than later.
What you described didn't sound like an ACL tear. It was definately not a full tear or you wouldn't be walking. What did the PE show? Usually you don't order an MRI before you examine the patient.
MRI's basically are the best way to image soft tissue. Long story short, your body is bombarded with a magnet that makes hydroen atoms align north/south. The computer reads this, translates it, and makes an immage. There are a lot of variables in MRI's like the weighting and any fluid/blood around the area.
I'll bet it was a meniscus tear, not ACL. Anterior drawer is pretty accurate at identifying ACL tears.
MRI's basically are the best way to image soft tissue. Long story short, your body is bombarded with a magnet that makes hydroen atoms align north/south. The computer reads this, translates it, and makes an immage. There are a lot of variables in MRI's like the weighting and any fluid/blood around the area.
I'll bet it was a meniscus tear, not ACL. Anterior drawer is pretty accurate at identifying ACL tears.
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