CORRELATION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FINDINGS WITH ARTHROSCOPIC FINDINGS IN INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE.

Dr. Prashant Gholap; Dr. Abhijit Gholap; Dr. Priyanka Gholap; Dr Priyam Choudhury; Dr Ashutosh Mohapatra; Dr Viral Patel

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2017

CORRELATION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FINDINGS WITH ARTHROSCOPIC FINDINGS IN INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE.

Dr. Prashant Gholap, Dr. Abhijit Gholap, Dr. Priyanka Gholap, Dr Priyam Choudhury, Dr Ashutosh Mohapatra, Dr Viral Patel

Abstract :

Introduction: The knee joint is a common site of injury. Multiple imaging modalities are currently used with Magnetic Imaging Resonance (MRI) being the ideal modality for imaging. Another advanced modality is arthroscopy. Aim: 1) To evaluate the accuracy of MRI and to compare MRI and arthroscopy in diagnosing Internal Derangements of Knee (IDK) Sample size: 200 cases Results: MRI is advantageous in conditions like peripheral menisci tears and inferior surface tears. MRI is more sensitive in detection of multiple meniscal tears and less sensitive in detecting Anterior Cruciate Ligament(ACL) tears. Conclusion: Though MRI is a great aid in diagnosing IDK it is unlikely to replace clinical diagnosis and should be used in conjunction with arthroscopy since the misleading results of MRI are high,hence arthroscopy still remains the gold standard.