title: [Ultrasound of the knee joint: normal values and changes in rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: The bursa suprapatellaris, infrapatellaris, the patella tendon, condylar cartilage, menisci and fossa poplitea were examined sonographically in 56 healthy persons in defined sections. References for normal findings are given. The examination of 22 patients with rheumatoid arthritis revealed joint effusions, Baker cysts, synovial hypertrophy, intraarticular septae and changes in the echogenicity of the synovial fluid.
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik, Wiesbaden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mielke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandrup-Lukanow
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bandilla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Higer
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Loch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000473:pathology; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Sonographie des Kniegelenks: Normalbefunde und Veränderungen bei rheumatoider Arthritis.