MRI diagnosis of knee injury.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 MRI diagnosis of knee injury [Keywords:] MRI diagnosis of knee injury Knee is the most complex body weight-bearing joints, most activities, and thus vulnerable to injury. MRI has good soft tissue contrast and high spatial resolution, can display good knee meniscus, ligament and soft tissue and bone damage. This 35 cases of knee trauma cases underwent MRI examinations were retrospectively analyzed, and of diagnostic significance. 1 Materials and Methods The clinical data of 1.1 cases of knee injury in this group, 35 cases (all unilateral), 22 males and 13 females, aged 13 to 75 years, mean 40.2 years old. Have a clear history of trauma. Clinical manifestations of peripheral joint pain, swelling , movement is limited and other symptoms. course of 3 h to 30 d range. 1.2 Imaging Methods 35 patients were taken off the knee is lateral X-ray CT examination done .14 patients. MRI examination using the GE Signa Excite 0.35T permanent magnetic resonance, limbs coil. Patients with supine position, the knee joint eversion 10 to 15 degrees. General FRFSET2WI (TR: 3 100 ms TE: 83.4 ms EC: 12.5KHZ FOV: 20 20 cm 5.0 thk/1.0sp 288 192/4NEX); SE T1WI (TR: 360 ms TE : 16 ms EC: 15.6 KHZ FOV: 20 20 cm 5.0thk/1.0sp 288 160/3NEX); FSEIR STIR (TR: 3000 ms TE: 88.6 ms EC: 17.8 KHZ TI: 85 ms FOV: 20 20 cm 5.0thk/1.0sp 256 160/4NEX). sagittal or coronal scans, if necessary, additional axial scan. 2 Results 2.1 Bone structure of knee injury by the femur and tibia, patella component. Structural damage including bone fractures, cartilage fracture, bone bruise .35 cases of fracture in 18 cases, 3 cases of fracture of the cartilage and bone contusion in 22 cases (10 cases with have a fracture). 2.2 The composition of ligaments of knee ligament injuries include patellar ligament, before and after the cruciate ligament, medial and lateral collateral ligament .35 cases MRI examination revealed ligament damage in 12 cases of 14. Patellar ligam