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Meniscal allografts: evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and correlation with arthroscopy
E R van Arkel1, R Goei, I de Ploeg
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Westeinde Hospital, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Purpose:
To correlate clinical results to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and arthroscopy after cryopreserved nontissue-antigen-matched meniscal transplantations.
Type Of Study:
Blinded; the observers were blinded for each others' assessment.
Materials And Methods:
Sixteen consecutive patients were included in the protocol. First, clinical evaluation and MRI were performed. Second, within 24 hours, arthroscopy was performed.
Results:
The clinical results showed better correlation between clinical results and arthroscopy than between clinical results and MRI. In the present study, MRI was not beneficial in evaluating meniscal transplants.
Conclusions:
Using more sophisticated MRI techniques, the correlation between clinical results, arthroscopy, and MRI could probably be improved.