Knee effusions, radiology and acute knee trauma.
Sixty patients with acute knee trauma were examined radiographically at presentation and subsequently examined under anaesthetic, when arthroscopy was performed. The aim was to assess whether a normal radiograph at presentation excluded significant knee pathology. Nine patients with significant pathology (25%) had normal radiographs at presentation.
Fishwick
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Department of Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Learmonth
D J
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Finlay
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography