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8406742

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were performed on 155 patients who had been placed on a diagnostic knee arthroscopy waiting list 4 to 18 months previously. In all, 32 per cent were removed from the waiting list following this investigation. A total of 24 patients on the waiting list improved spontaneously, including 13 per cent of those with MRI-demonstrable meniscal tears. MRI had an accuracy of 93 per cent, a sensitivity of 100 per cent and a specificity of 67 per cent using arthroscopy as a standard; the false-positive rate was 7 per cent and the false-negative rate 1 per cent. It is concluded that the use of MRI can reduce the requirements for diagnostic arthroscopy, but that the ideal time for MRI is not clear.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
380-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of magnetic resonance imaging on a knee arthroscopy waiting list.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Taunton and Somerset Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study