title: [The value of meniscus sonography of the knee joint].
abstract: In each of 73 patients with acute knee injuries, both menisci were examined by means of 7.5-MHz sector-scan sonography before arthroscopy was performed. In 87% of the cases the sonographic and arthroscopic diagnoses were identical. The results were better for the lateral meniscus. Overall, the sensitivity was 80% and the specificity, 90%. False-positive and false-negative results each accounted for 6%. In this series there was no correlation between the accuracy of the sonographic diagnosis and the type of meniscal lesion or its location within the meniscus.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boos
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bugyi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Zur Wertigkeit der Meniskussonographie des Kniegelenkes.