The Role of Ultrasound in Evaluation of Meniscal Injury | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 26, Volume 72, Issue 10, July 2018, Pages 5490-5494 PDF (177.37 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.11384 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nada Sayed Mahdy* ; Hossam Mousa Sakr; Allam Elsayed Allam | ||
| Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: meniscal tear is one of the most common injuries of knee joint , MRI is considered to be 1st choice to diagnose meniscal tear. The Question of the study is if we can use U/S as screening tool for Meniscal injuries before MRI. Aim of the Work: to determine the clinical usefulness of ultrasonography for diagnosis of meniscal pathology in patients with acute knee pain and compare its diagnostic accuracy to MRI in a clinical setting. Patients and Methods: this study was carried out in Radiology department, Ain Shams University hospitals. 15 patients with MRI proven Meniscal tear underwent knee ultrasound examination. Results: the overall sensitivity of ultrasound examination for meniscal tears was 77%. Conclusion: ultrasound appears to be useful for the screening of meniscal tears but detection of the morphology of meniscal tears seems insufficient. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Meniscal Tear; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Musculoskeletal ultrasound | ||
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