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Publications [#133594] of Nancy M Major

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  1. NM Major, LN Beard, CA Helms, Accuracy of MR imaging of the knee in adolescents., AJR. American journal of roentgenology, United States, vol. 180 no. 1 (January, 2003), pp. 17-9, ISSN 0361-803X
    (last updated on 2006/10/17)

    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: A report in the orthopedics literature states that MR imaging for internal derangement of the knee has a lower accuracy in adolescents than in adults and may even provide spurious information that alters clinical management. This assertion has not been specifically addressed in the radiology literature. The purpose of our study was to determine the accuracy of MR imaging in adolescents with regard to injury of the cruciate ligaments and menisci. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A database search of our institution's records from January 1998 to July 2000 yielded 2140 MR examinations of the knee, all of which had been performed with a standard knee protocol on a 1.5-T magnet. Of these 2140 examinations, 156 included patients younger than 18 years. Fifty-nine of these patients underwent surgery, and the orthopedic surgeons' operative reports were used as the gold standard with which the MR imaging results were compared. Thirty-four boys and 25 girls who ranged in age from 11 to 17 years (mean age, 15 years) were examined. The clinical notes for the remaining 97 patients were evaluated for information about management and clinical improvement. RESULTS: The sensitivity and specificity values for MR imaging of the menisci and cruciate ligaments in adolescents were as follows: medial meniscus, 92% sensitivity and 87% specificity; lateral meniscus, 93% sensitivity and 95% specificity; anterior cruciate ligament, 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity; and posterior cruciate ligament, 0% sensitivity and 100% specificity. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that MR imaging of the knee in adolescents is sensitive, specific, and accurate.

    Keywords:
    Adolescent • Anterior Cruciate Ligament • Child • Female • Humans • Knee Injuries • Knee Joint • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* • Male • Menisci, Tibial • Posterior Cruciate Ligament • Retrospective Studies • Sensitivity and Specificity • diagnosis* • injuries • pathology • pathology*


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