The role of magnetic resonance imaging in routine decision making for meniscal surgery

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 278-283

  Muellner, T ^a   Nikolic, A ^a   Kubiena, H ^a   Kainberger, F ^a   Mittlboeck, M ^a   Vecsei V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meniscal tears; Surgical decision making

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARTHROSCOPY; DECISION MAKING; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032620061     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050164     Document Type: Article

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