Is intra-articular pathology associated with MCL edema on MR imaging of the non-traumatic knee?

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 462-467

  Blankenbaker, Donna G ^a   De Smet, Arthur A ^a   Fine, Jason P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medial collateral ligament; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CHONDROMALACIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARTILAGE DISEASES; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 23144466472     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-005-0931-x     Document Type: Article

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