When using the spin-echo technique natural, ligament and menisci have practically nearly no signal. Degenerative lesions, lesions of cartilage, and osteochondrosis dissecans are visible. After ligament plastic the bore canal for the alloplastic ligament is visible. The advantages of MRI are pointed out.

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