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Tears of the medial meniscus associated with increased radionuclide activity of the proximal tibia

Report of three cases

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Three patients who presented with long-standing medial knee pain and normal radiographs had an isotope bone scan in an attempt to arrive at a diagnosis. In each case there was a well-defined area of increased uptake over the medial tibial condyle and arthroscopy subsequently revealed meniscal damage. After arthroscopic menisectomy each patient became asymptomatic and the bone scan returned to normal. We suggest that patients with incapacitating knee pain, normal radiographs and a positive bone scan undergo an arthroscopy even in the absence of clinical signs of meniscal damage.

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Trois malades qui présentaient depuis longtemps des douleurs de la partie interne du genou et dont les radiographies étaient normales ont bénéficié d'une scintigraphie afin d'essayer d'ðablir un diagnostic. Dans tous les cas il y avait une zone bien limitée d'hyperfixation au niveau de la partie interne de l'extrémité supérieure du tibia, et l'arthroscopie ultérieure découvrit une lésion méniscale. Après méniscectomie arthroscopique tous les malades furent soulagés et la scintigraphie redevint normale. Nous proposons que l'on pratique une arthroscopie, même en l'absence de signes cliniques d'atteinte méniscale, chez les sujets présentant des douleurs notables du genou, avec des radiographies normales et une scintigraphie positive.

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Bauer, H.C.F., Persson, PE. & Nilsson, O.S. Tears of the medial meniscus associated with increased radionuclide activity of the proximal tibia. International Orthopaedics 13, 153–155 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266379

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