Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Aim: To evaluate the correlation between MRI and arthroscopic findings in ACL and meniscal injuries of the knee joint. Methods: 50 individuals with suspected traumatic ligament or meniscal knee joint damage. This research included patients with severe knee injuries aged 18 to 48 years. Patients with degenerative knee joint alterations, concomitant fractures around the knee joint, and patients who were contraindicated for an MRI scan were eliminated. Results: In our investigation, the sensitivity, PPV, and accuracy of MRI scan in diagnosing ACL damage were 97 percent, 100 percent, and 97 percent, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy of MRI scan in identifying medial meniscal injury were 79.6 percent, 83.7 percent, 83.7 percent, 79.6 percent, and 82.0 percent, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV,NPV, and accuracy of MRI scan in identifying lateral meniscal injury were 59.0 percent, 94.2 percent, 82.1 percent, 82.1 percent, and 82.1 percent, respectively. Conclusion: We found that arthroscopy is still the gold standard for detecting internal knee lesions and is very effective in individuals who have chronic symptoms or a strong clinical suspicion despite normal MRI.