Furthermore, a false negative MRI scan may result in premature return to play in athletes, resulting in increased risk of further damage to a torn meniscus. To illustrate this issue, we present a case series of eight elite athletes who all presented with mechanical knee symptoms and where MRI...
MRI is currently thegold standardfor evaluation of hip pathology. Conventional MRI is widely used to evaluate the bone marrow and soft tissue anatomy to assist with surgical decision-making and can take from 15 to 30 minutes to acquire the whole scan on the current scanners.5One major disadvant...
but also see how the collagen fibres are arranged. This enables us to establish the pattern of collagen fibres in the knee structures, which is crucial information ahead of treatments such as repairing a torn meniscus," added Dr. Chappell. ...
than 15mm, similar to axial disc-shaped, easy to injury, torn. Conclusion: MRI can be a good indication of discoid meniscus, discoid meniscus can diagnosis and classification for clinical diagnosis and provide the basis for treatment of discoid meniscus. 【Key words】 Knee discoid meniscus ...
Just as the X-ray I had early on didn’t catch my true knee injury, the level of review of the internal audit activity completed by examiners during a regular safety and soundness exam cycle may not be sufficient. A more thorough MRI scan, akin to the thoroughness of an Institute of In...
Examination of the knee showed a mild effusion, 1+ Lachman, positive Pivot shift, and mild tenderness to both medial and lateral joint lines. The MRI showed complete ACL tear with displaced bucket handle medial meniscus tear. At surgery, the torn part of the meniscus was in the intercondylar...