title: [Role of MRI in the study of the Achilles tendon and patellar tendon].
abstract: The possibilities of MRI and radiography with mammogram to diagnose mechanical tendinitis have been prospectively evaluated in thirty sportsmen. Sixteen had Achilles tendon lesion, fourteen had patellar ligament lesion. Each patient included in the study was programmed for radiography with mammogram and MRI of the pathologic tendon and the controlateral tendon. These examinations were separately interpreted by two reviewers who had no knowledge of pain location. The number of tendinitis diagnosis based on X-ray and MRI was approximatively the same. But the microtearings were more often diagnosed on MRI data than on X-ray data (10/1). Eight patients underwent an operation. The surgery findings always confirmed the MRI diagnoses. MRI seems to be the examination of choice to evaluate the tendon injuries and particularly microtearings before surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Sud, Rennes.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frocrain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rochcongar
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gouriff
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Husson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gagey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Korvin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duvauferrier
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Place de l'IRM dans l'étude du tendon d'Achille et du tendon rotulien.