Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (30): 5545-5550.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.30.020

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Knee meniscus injury evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging 

Feng Lei1, Wang Jing-xue2, Wang Guo-hua1, Song Xiu-feng1, Zhang Ting-ting3, Zhang Tong1   

  1. 1Department of Radiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao  266011, Shandong Province, China
    2Department of Radiology, Zhaoyuan People’s Hospital, Zhaoyuan  265400, Shandong Province, China
    3Department of Radiology, Central Hospital of Qilu Petro-chemical Hospital Group, Zibo  255400, Shandong Province, China
  • Online:2013-07-23 Published:2013-07-23
  • Contact: Wang Guo-hua, M.D., Chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Department of Radiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China wangguohua89@163.com
  • About author:Feng Lei, Associate chief physician, Department of Radiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266011, Shandong Province, China farlylee@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:

    Project of Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau, No. 2009-KJ W005

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Conventional imaging method has significant limitations in the diagnosis of knee meniscus injury, which is difficult to detect the full extent of the knee meniscus.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knee meniscus injury with magnetic resonance imaging.
METHODS: The knee meniscus injury patients diagnosed with clinical treatment were retrospectively analyzed, and the characteristics of the magnetic resonance imaging were analyzed and graded. Then, the meniscus injury was analyzed and compared with the arthroscopic or surgical results.
RESUTLS AND CONCLUSION: In the magnetic resonance imaging of knee meniscus injury, the Ⅰ level knee meniscus injury was presented as the punctate or round high signal that did not contacted with the surface of the meniscus, Ⅱ level knee meniscus injury was presented as the horizontal or oblique line or strip-like high signal in the meniscus, and Ⅲ level knee meniscus injury was presented as lines and complex high signal in the meniscus that extended to the articular surface of the meniscus, and accompanied with morphological changes of the meniscus. Magnetic resonance imaging, as a noninvasive checking method, can clearly show the meniscal degeneration and tearing, and correctly diagnosed the location, shape and severity of meniscus injury, which has significant guiding value in determine the clinical treatment options.

Key words: bone and joint implants, academic discussion of bone and joint, knee joint, meniscus injury, medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, magnetic resonance imaging, imaging, complications

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