Bassett's ligament is an accessory fascicle of the anterior tibiofibular ligament that is not well addressed in pediatric patients. In the adult literature, it is known that the ligament is not present in some patients, but may be thickened in the setting of talar dome osteoarthritis. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of Bassett’s ligament and measure its thickness in pediatric patients with MRI findings of lateral talar osteochondral lesions (OCLs), medial talar OCLs, and posterior ankle impingement and compare these measurements with patients with a normal ankle MRI. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020

Authors: Utturkar Atul, Kan J., Ditzler Matthew, Schallert Erica, Jadhav Siddharth, Smith Brian, Gladstein Aharon

Keywords: osteochondral lesion

SPICA MRI with gadolinium contrast administration is routinely performed after closed reduction for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Quantifying the degree of femoral head enhancement and abduction angles are routinely performed to identify and stratify those patients who may be at risk for epiphyseal osteonecrosis. The purpose of our study is to evaluate predictors for epiphyseal osteonecrosis based on percentage enhancement and abduction angles evaluated based on SPICA MRI. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Haruno Lee, Kan J., Rivlin Michael, Rosenfeld Scott, Shenava Vinitha, Zhu Huirong, Schallert Erica

Keywords: spica mri, ddh, osteonecrosis