The Precision of MRI in the Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Among Athletes in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

<p dir="ltr"><strong>Introduction:</strong><br> An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is frequently injured among athletes.&nbsp; ACL injuries occur due to strong contact or indirect knee trauma, causing the enlarging or destroying of non-contractile, and elastic soft-tissue articular structures. Aims: An anterior cruciate ligament injury is the most injured among young athletes.&nbsp; It could be a complete or partial tear.&nbsp; This study aimed to evaluate the role of MRI and physical examination in diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament tears among athletes. <br><br><strong>Method:</strong><br>The data on anterior cruciate ligament tears were collected retrospectively from Riyadh's main hospitals, KSA.&nbsp; The diagnosis went through physical examinations and MRI knee protocol, and the final diagnosis in most cases was based on the physical examination combined with an MRI image.<br><br><strong>Results:</strong><br>Our data consists of 32 male athletic patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears.&nbsp; The incidence of athlete injuries was mainly among young males between 20-35 years old. The most commonly reported was a partial tear by 66% and a complete tear by 34%.&nbsp; MRI is the main tool to evaluate ACL injury and differentiate between partial and complete ACL tear.</p><p dir="ltr"><br> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>The final reported cases were diagnosed by using a special MRI knee protocol.&nbsp; A partial tear is the most common injury among young male Saudi athletes, which is a male injury in Saudi society.</p>