Clinical, MRI, and arthroscopic findings associated with failure to diagnose a lateral meniscal tear on knee MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-26

  De Smet, Arthur A ^a   Mukherjee, Rajat ^a  

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

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Knee; Meniscal tears; Meniscus; MRI; Sports medicine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37549064007     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2611     Document Type: Article

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