Magnetic resonance imaging findings of surgically proven medial meniscus root tear: Tear configuration and associated knee abnormalities

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 452-457

  Lee, Yong Gu ^a   Shim, Jae Chan ^a   Choi, Yun Sun ^b   Kim, Jin Goo ^a   Lee, Ghi Jai ^a   Kim, Ho Kyun ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Knee; Knee abnormalities; Knee MR; Ligaments; Menisci

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DEFECTS; EXTRUSION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

CARTILAGE DEFECTS; CORONAL IMAGES; DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE; KNEE; KNEE-ABNORMALITY; KNEE-MR; LINEAR DEFECT; MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE; MENISCUS; SIGN-ON;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ARTHROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45849103844     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31812f4eb0     Document Type: Article

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