The Effect of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans on Knee Arthroscopy: Randomized Controlled Trial

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Bridgman, Stephen ^a,b,c   Richards, Paula J ^a,b   Walley, Gayle ^a,b   MacKenzie, Gilbert ^d   Clement, Darren ^b   McCall, Ian ^a,b,e   Griffiths, David ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^e ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Articular injuries; Joint diseases; Knee joint pathology; Ligaments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Menisci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35649012655     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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