Meniscal allografts: evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and correlation with arthroscopy.
OBJECTIVE
To correlate clinical results to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and arthroscopy after cryopreserved nontissue-antigen-matched meniscal transplantations.


METHODS
Blinded; the observers were blinded for each others' assessment.


METHODS
Sixteen consecutive patients were included in the protocol. First, clinical evaluation and MRI were performed. Second, within 24 hours, arthroscopy was performed.


RESULTS
The clinical results showed better correlation between clinical results and arthroscopy than between clinical results and MRI. In the present study, MRI was not beneficial in evaluating meniscal transplants.


CONCLUSIONS
Using more sophisticated MRI techniques, the correlation between clinical results, arthroscopy, and MRI could probably be improved.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Westeinde Hospital, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
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D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014741:Video Recording