title: The pediatric knee.
abstract: Knee pain is a common problem in children and adolescents, and MRI of the knee is the most commonly performed pediatric cross-sectional musculoskeletal imaging exam. The purpose of this pictorial review is to highlight differences between adult and pediatric knee imaging with an emphasis on normal developmental variants, injury and disease patterns unique to children and adolescents, and differences in response and presentation to conditions affecting both adults and children.
authors.affiliation: E.B. Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology, 6701 Fannin St., Suite 470, Houston, TX 77030-2399, USA. rcorth@texaschildrens.org
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Orth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult