Musculoskeletal Printer-ready protocol

Knee: Trauma

Specific Anatomic Region

Knee

Application

Trauma

Author

McEnery KW et al.

Reference Source

AJR 1994; 163:1177-1181

Scanner Used

Siemens Somatom Plus S or Plus-4

Injection Rate

None

Contrast Volume and Type

None

Area Scanned

Tibial plateau

Scan Delay

None

Length of Spiral (time)

30-40sec

Slice Thickness

2mm

Table Speed/Pitch

2mm/sec

Reconstruction Interval

1mm

3D Technique Used

None

Comment: The authors felt that multiplanar reconstruction in coronal and sagittal planes were ideal in this group of patients.

1A 1B Case 1: tibial plateau fracture

2A 2B Case 2: comminuted distal femur fracture

3A 3B Case 3: distal femur fracture

4A 4B Case 4: tibial plateau fractures
4C 4D