Altered signal intensity in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus: An MR finding of questionable significance

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-271

  Sproule, J A ^a,b   Khan, F ^a   Rice, J J ^a   Nicholson, P ^a   McElwain, J P ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medial meniscus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20944441406     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0740-z     Document Type: Article

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