title: MR imaging of cartilage repair procedures.
abstract: It is becoming increasingly important for the radiologist to evaluate the appearance and outcome of cartilage repair procedures. MR imaging is currently the best method for such evaluation but it is necessary to use cartilage-specific sequences and to modify those sequences when necessary to minimize artifacts from retained metal within the joint. This article reviews the surgical technique of the more commonly performed cartilage repair procedures, currently recommended techniques for the MR imaging evaluation of articular cartilage and cartilage repair procedures, and the MR imaging appearance of cartilage repair procedures and of the most frequently encountered complications following such procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A21, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. rechtm@ccf.org
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Recht
authors.forename: Lawrence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Carl S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Winalski
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miniaci
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minas
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous