Association between patellofemoral congruence and patellofemoral chondropathy in patients with anterior knee pain: A T2 mapping knee MRI study.

CONCLUSION: Based on our study findings, the T2 mapping magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique was found to be reliable test that can be used to diagnose early cartilage damage in patients with anterior knee pain. In patients with anterior knee pain, especially with decreased Insall Salvatti index, low lateral trochlear inclination angle, and higher patellar tilt angle, adding a T2 mapping sequence to the standard knee MRI protocol is recommended to help detect early cartilage damage.
PMID: 30016608 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Eklem Hastaliklari ve Cerrahisi - July 19, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi Source Type: research