This MRI atlas of the knee joint is the fruit of interdisciplinary cooperation among radiologists, orthopedists and traumatologists. All important diseases and injuries of the knee are covered. Every part of the joint is comprehensively depicted in a series of MR images ranging all the way from the normal status to frank disease. Clinical evaluation of the findings is followed in each case by detailed information on diagnostic pitfalls, staging of disease and consequences for treatment. This special format helps to differentiate clearly between normal and abnormal imaging findings and facilitates construction of engrams for the major joint structures.

INDICE: Patellar Tendon.- Quadriceps Tendon.- Anterior Cruciate Ligament.- Posterior Cruciate Ligament.- Anterior (and Posterior) Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligaments.- Complex Knee Injuries, Fractures, Patellar Dislocation.- Medial Meniscal Lesions.- Lateral Meniscal Lesions.- Lesions of Infrapatellar Fat Pad, Loose Fragments, Prepatellar Bursae.- Baker's Cysts, Ganglia.- Popliteal Vessels.- Retropatellar Degeneration (Chondropathy, Osteochondritis Dissecans).- Femorotibial Degeneration (Chondropathy, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Spontaneous Osteonecrosis).- Bone Infarct.- Inflammatory Changes.- Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions.- Index.