Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Page 299, March 2010

Is a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan Necessary to Diagnose Knee Arthritis?

New York, New York

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To the Editor:

Regarding the article “The Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanning and Its Influence on Management Decisions in Knee Surgery” by Galea et al.,1 which was published in the May 2009 issue, the elephant in the middle of the room is whether the patients ever really needed magnetic resonance imaging to detect their arthritis. Patients in this study underwent the following radiographs: “weight-bearing anteroposterior, lateral, and skyline.” With a standing-flexion posteroanterior view (Rosenberg, schuss), femorotibial arthritis would often have been detected without the need for magnetic resonance imaging.

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  1. Galea A, Giuffre B, Dimmick S, Coolican MRJ, Parker DA. The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging scanning and its influence on management decisions in knee surgery. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:473–480

PII: S0749-8063(09)01104-9

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2009.12.032

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  • The Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanning and Its Influence on Management Decisions in Knee Surgery

    Arthur Galea, Bruno Giuffre, Simon Dimmick, Myles R.J. Coolican, David A. Parker
    Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery May 2009 (Vol. 25, Issue 5, Pages 473-480)

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Page 299, March 2010

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