What Test Will Show A Torn Ligament?

Posted on Wed, 5 Mar 2014

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Wed, 5 Mar 2014 Answered on

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Question : my sister fell on ice and exray showed no breakage but her aprn said it may be a torn ligament. what test will show for sure

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Follows Detailed Answer: Dear Madam, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that MRI is the best modality to assess soft tissue injury and ligament tear . It can very well tell the extent of ligament injury . Take care. Dr. Shruti

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