Knee MR images: what the orthopaedic surgeon needs to know.
Ideally, the orthopaedic surgeon works together with the radiologist in order to understand and contextualize the data obtained from a knee magnetic resonance imaging study. In this article we review the information most useful to the practice of orthopaedic surgery obtained from these MRI scans, including sections on ligaments, menisci, articular cartilage, limb alignment, bone, and surrounding soft tissues. We place special emphasis on evaluating the postoperative knee, ligament grafts, cartilage integrity, and other conditions that present challenges to both orthopaedic surgeons and radiologists.
Khoury
Lisa
L
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York 10003, USA.
Schweitzer
Mark
M
Sherman
Orrin
O
D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009985:Orthopedics; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries