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8003145

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
Chondral lesions of the knee joint, which have been detected via arthrotomy or arthroscopy, were examined prospectively and retrospectively through a review of previously obtained magnetic resonance images (MRIs). The study group was composed of 34 men and 29 women whose average age was 24.6 years. Of these 63 patients, there were 72 articular cartilage lesions in 65 knees. On retrospective analysis, the sensitivity of MRI, which was defined as a true positive reading for softening, fragmentation, erosion, and/or a full-thickness loss of cartilage, was 14.3%, 57.3%, 75.0%, and 100%, respectively. Although the sensitivity to early changes of chondral lesions was low, indicating the limitation of MRI at the present stage, it has been demonstrated that MRI can delineate intracartilaginous changes associated with softening and thickening of cartilage that cannot be detected even with arthroscopy. Therefore, it may be worthwhile to perform an MRI as well as arthroscopy to clarify the pathogenesis of internal derangement of the knee.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0749-8063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
176-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The diagnostic value and limitation of magnetic resonance imaging on chondral lesions in the knee joint.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article