Meniscal "Ramp" Lesions: Surgical Incidence and the Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnostic Criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To establish the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and operative incidence of ramp lesions in a consecutive group of patients who had undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and to propose a graded radiologic classification that seeks to define key preoperative features that most strongly correlate with arthroscopically confirmed ramp lesions.

Methods

After retrospective review, all consecutive patients who underwent ACLR with preoperative MRI over a 16-month period were included in the study. Diagnostic arthroscopy with direct visualization of the posteromedial compartment was used to establish the true incidence of ramp lesions. Three radiologists, blinded to the surgical findings, independently analyzed the MRI scans of all patients and classifie

SUBMITTER: Greenaway M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451914 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature