Irregular Findings Common in Knees of Young Competitive Alpine Skiers (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Irregular Findings Common in Knees of Young Competitive Alpine Skiers

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(a) Sagittal fat-suppressed T2-weighted MRI scan in a 14-year-old male competitive skier shows a distal femoral cortical irregularity (DFCI) (white arrow) at the level of the tendon attachment of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (MHG), which shows increased signal intensity (black arrow). (b) Sagittal fat-suppressed T2-weighted MRI scan in 15-year-old male competitive skier with a small DFCI (not shown) and cystic changes of the proximal MHG tendon (arrow). (c) Sagittal fat-suppressed T2-weighted MRI scan in 15-year-old male competitive skier with no DFCI and no signal intensity or cystic changes of the MHG tendon (*) for comparison.

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