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  • Title: [The lateral capsule sign in the traumatized knee joint].
    Author: Hardegger F, Fischer M, Mulder H.
    Journal: Schweiz Med Wochenschr; 1989 Jun 10; 119(23):839-42. PubMed ID: 2772587.
    Abstract:
    The lateral capsular sign is a simple radiographic finding visible on routine anteroposterior knee x-ray near the tibial articular surface at the lateral point of the lateral tibial plateau. The lateral capsular sign is a flake of bone superior and posterior to the insertion of the iliotibial tract, and represents an avulsion of the meniscotibial portion of the lateral capsular ligament. A positive lateral capsular sign implies disruption of the lateral capsule and a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. These findings are illustrated by clinical examples.
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