Radial Meniscal Tears: Significance, Incidence, and MR Appearance
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 185 (6), 1429-1434
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.04.1024
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of radial meniscal tears at arthroscopy and the ability of MRI to detect radial tears preoperatively. In addition, the ability of four radiologic signs to detect radial tears was assessed. Those signs are the truncated triangle, cleft, marching cleft, and ghost meniscus signs.MATERIALS AND METHODS. Arthroscopy of the knee was performed by a single orthopedic surgeon on 196 consecutive patients. The surgeon noted each radial tear he encountered. The MR images that were obtained at our institution were reviewed, whereas those patients who were imaged elsewhere were excluded. The preoperative MRI reports were reviewed to assess the ability to prospectively identify radial meniscal tears. In addition, a retrospective analysis of the MRI studies was performed by two radiologists in which four radiologic signs were applied to detect radial tears.RESULTS. Twenty-nine patients (15%) had radial tears at arthroscopy. Eighteen of the 29 patients had t...This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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