METHOD FOR MAGNETIC-RESONANT TOMOGRAPHY TO DETECT FRONT KNEE INSTABILITY Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61B5/55 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention is used to diagnose bone, joint and soft tissue diseases using magnetic-resonant tomography (MRT), particularly to diagnose front knee instability (FKI). The patient is laid down on his/her back on a couch of a diagnostic tomography table A lower limb to be diagnosed is placed in a tomography tunnel, and a lateral force is applied to the examined limb using the pre-applied pads. thigh is pressed downwards, while knee is moved upwards to a maximum extension of the limb. The limb is manually hold in the created position under the control of patient's pain sensations, and the derived tomogram is used to calculate a knee misalignment To place a second limb, a lining pad is used. The pad can be made of polyurethane and provided with fasteners in the form of Velcro belts.

EFFECT: more accurate diagnosis of knee misalignment in FKI by clear visualisation in MRT when generating the active functional retention of thigh and hip in the maximum extended position.

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