title: Knee effusions, radiology and acute knee trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Fishwick
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Learmonth
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: 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