title: Meniscal injuries and imaging the postoperative meniscus.
abstract: Meniscal injuries are common. Magnetic resonance imaging is considered the imaging modality of choice in diagnosing meniscal pathologic conditions in the nonoperative knee. Meniscal-preserving surgery is becoming more frequent, with a resultant increase in postoperative meniscal imaging, which is particularly challenging for the reporting radiologist. This article provides a review of the anatomy, pathologic conditions, and diagnostic pitfalls of meniscal injury, with a synopsis of the issues faced with postoperative meniscal imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Headington, Oxford, UK. brendan.barber@nhs.net
authors.forename: Brendan R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Eugene G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: McNally
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries