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The medial supporting structures of the knee can be divided into three layers [1]. Layer 1 consists of the deep crural fascia that is seen on MR images as a thin low-intensity structure on all MR sequences (Fig. 3.1). Anteriorly, the deep crural fascia joins the superficial layer of MCL into the medial patellar retinaculum that appears on MR images as a low-signal-intensity structure that extends from the vastus medialis muscle to the tibia inferiorly (Fig. 3.2) [2]. In some cases, two band-like structures may be seen [2].
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Bolog, N.V., Andreisek, G., Ulbrich, E.J. (2015). Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) and Medial Supporting Structures. In: MRI of the Knee. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08165-6_3
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