MRI features of cortical desmoid in acute knee trauma

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Feb;196(2):424-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.4815.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the MRI features of cortical desmoids associated with acute trauma.

Conclusion: Marrow edema, periostitis, and adjacent soft-tissue edema can be seen in cases of cortical desmoid associated with acute trauma.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Femoral Neoplasms / complications*
  • Femoral Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / complications*
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Periostitis / diagnosis
  • Periostitis / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies