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T Muellner

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The diagnosis of meniscal tears in athletes. A comparison of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging investigations.

This study evaluated the predictability of clinical examination alone in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of meniscal tears in competitive athletes. Ninety-three competitive athletes were prospectively investigated between 1992 and 1995. A total of 57 athletes were operated on based on clinical examination alone, and the 36 remaining athletes had magnetic resonance imaging before surgery. The correct diagnosis of a meniscal lesion was made on clinical examination alone in 83 athletes (89%) and on magnetic resonance imaging the correct diagnosis was also made in 89% of 36 athletes. The overall values for the clinical investigation of the medial and lateral menisci combined were 94.5%, 91.5%, 99%, 96.5%, 87% for accuracy, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, sensitivity, and specificity, respectively. The overall values for magnetic resonance imaging of the medial and lateral menisci combined were 95.5%, 96.5%, 91.5%, 98%, 85.5% for accuracy, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, sensitivity, and specificity, respectively.

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Open meniscal repair: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings after twelve years.

The purpose of this study was to document the longterm clinical, radiographic, and magnetic resonance imaging results after open meniscal repair. Twenty-two patients, with 23 open meniscal repairs, were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 12.9 years using patient history, physical examination, KT-1000 arthrometer testing, the "Orthopaedische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Knie" knee evaluation scheme, Tegner activity score, weightbearing radiographs, and magnetic resonance imaging. Two of the 22 patients had retears and both occurred in unstable knees. Radiographs revealed no degenerative changes in 17 of the 23 compartments. Grade III and IV signal alterations were present on magnetic resonance imaging scans in more than 50% of the repaired menisci. We concluded that the longterm survival rate of repaired menisci was 91%, and that magnetic resonance imaging is unsuitable for diagnosis of the healing process of a repaired meniscus.

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