Era. Van Arkel et al., Meniscal allografts: Evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and correlation with arthroscopy, ARTHROSCOPY, 16(5), 2000, pp. 517-521
Purpose: To correlate clinical results to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
and arthroscopy after cryopreserved nontissue-antigen-matched meniscal tran
splantations. Type of Study: Blinded; the observers were blinded for each o
thers' assessment. Materials and Methods: Sixteen consecutive patients were
included in the protocol. First, clinical evaluation and MRI were performe
d. Second, within 24 hours, arthroscopy was performed. Results: The clinica
l results showed better correlation between clinical results and arthroscop
y than between clinical results and MRI. In the present study, MRI was not
beneficial in evaluating meniscal transplants. Conclusions: Using more soph
isticated MRI techniques, the correlation between clinical results, arthros
copy, and MRI could probably be improved.