High frequency ultrasonographic manifestations of ligamentum patella in healthy volunteers and professional athletes
- VernacularTitle:健康志愿者和职业运动员髌韧带及其肌腱端的高频超声表现
- Author:
Junhua GUO
;
Feng HUANG
;
Yukun LUO
;
Jie TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Patellar ligament;
Athletic injuries
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the ultrasonographic manifestations of ligamenta patella and their entheses of healthy volunteers with those of professional athletes. Methods Sonography was performed using a GE Logiq 700 MR Expert Series ultrasound equipment and a 5-10 MHz multifrequency linear array transducer. Fifty-two healthy volunteers and 20 professional athletes underwent sonography on ligamentum patella of both sides. Results The normal ligamenta patella′s contour was regular and sharply defined, appearing as tightly packed echoic structures with fine parallel internal linear echoes with a synovial sheath to a thickness of 0.02 cm. The attaching bone surface was smooth and continuous. The ligamenta patella of male was longer than that of the female(P
