title: [The value of nuclear magnetic resonance tomography in diseases of the knee joint].
abstract: In a prospective study we examined 107 patients suffering from an acute trauma or a chronic disease of the knee joint by MRI. The MRI results were compared to the results of arthroscopy. Normal anatomical structures can be differentiated and there is a high diagnostic reliability for lesions of the medial (accuracy: 91%, predictive value: 84%) and lateral (accuracy: 93%, predictive value: 79%) meniscus, complete tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (accuracy: 93%, predictive value: 75%), chondropathia of the patella, and osteochondritis dissecans. Partial ruptures of the ACL as well as small cartilage defects could usually not be demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jerosch
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lahm
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Assheuer
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology; D012421:Rupture; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries
vernacular_title: Der Aussagewert der Kernspintomographie bei Erkrankungen des Kniegelenkes.