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To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging compared with arthroscopy for cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries of the knee.

December 31, 2022Nepalese Journal of RadiologyOpen Access

Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthroscopy Findings in Cruciate Ligaments and Meniscus Injury of Knee in West Nepal

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TKTirthendra KhadkaNepal Medical College Teaching Hospital PTPrakash ThapaPatan Academy of Health Sciences NKNirab KayasthaBir Hospital

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Retrospective observational study reveals high diagnostic accuracy of MRI compared to arthroscopy in knee injury patients, indicating strong reliability for noninvasive surgical planning.

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To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging compared with arthroscopy for cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries of the knee.
Retrospective observational study conducted at Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal, analyzing 114 patients evaluated via MRI and managed with arthroscopic procedures between June 2017 and February 2022.
Calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and overall diagnostic accuracy of MRI using arthroscopic findings as the reference standard.
For ligament injuries, MRI demonstrated a sensitivity of 89.65%, specificity of 96.42%, PPV of 96.29%, NPV of 90.00%, and accuracy of 92.98% for ACL tears, and a sensitivity of 96.42%, specificity of 100%, PPV of 100%, NPV of 97.72%, and accuracy of 99.12% for PCL tears.
For meniscal injuries, MRI showed a sensitivity of 88.46%, specificity of 88.70%, PPV of 86.79%, NPV of 90.10%, and accuracy of 88.59% for the medial meniscus, and a sensitivity of 84.61%, specificity of 94.31%, PPV of 81.48%, NPV of 95.40%, and accuracy of 92.10% for the lateral meniscus.

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Khadka et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82fb38687d8bb80798f860 https://doi.org/10.3126/njr.v12i2.54598

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Retrospective observational study reveals high diagnostic accuracy of MRI compared to arthroscopy in knee injury patients, indicating strong reliability for noninvasive surgical planning.

Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthroscopy Findings in Cruciate Ligaments and Meniscus Injury of Knee in West Nepal

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Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthroscopy Findings in Cruciate Ligaments and Meniscus Injury of Knee in West Nepal

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