Medial meniscus posterior root attachment injury and degeneration: MRI findings

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 306-313

  Jones, A O ^a   Houang, M T W ^b   Low, R S ^b   Wood, D G ^c  

^a BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Sydney CT and MR   (Australia)

^c North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Extrusion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medial meniscal root

Indexed keywords

AVULSION INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DORSAL ROOT; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MEDIAL MENISCUS DEGENERATION; MENISCUS ROOT AVULSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CARTILAGE DISEASES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 33746108509     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01586.x     Document Type: Review

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