Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background:Regarded as "the gold standard," arthroscopy is utilized to diagnose traumatic intraarticular knee injuries.The present study was conducted to assess the efficacy of MRI in patients with knee joint pathologies. Materials & Methods:66 patients with painful knee joint of both gendersunderwent MRI of knee joint with 1.5 Tesla high gradient MRI scanner. T1 and T2 weighted sequences in sagittal planes, PD weighted sequences in axial, coronal and sagittal planes and fat suppressed T2 or STIR sequences were recorded. Results: Out of 66 patients, males were 30 and females were 36. The age group 21-30 years had 6 patients, 31-40 years had 8, 41-50 years had 12, 51-60 years had 24 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The common knee pathologies were anterior cruciate ligament tear in 15, posterior cruciate ligament tear in 11, rheumatoid arthritis in 6, medial meniscal tears in 2, lateral meniscal tear in 1,osteochondritis dissecans in 3, infection in 7 patients, medial collateral ligament tears in 10, and lateral collateral ligament tears in 11 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: