Abstract
Meniscal surgery is common. There are an estimated 750,000 meniscal surgeries performed each year in the United States. Meniscectomy is the most commonly performed operation but increasingly other options such as meniscal repair and meniscal substitution with artificial material or allografts are being used. Surgical changes make assessment of meniscal retears difficult. Post-operative knee MR exams are increasingly common due to the large number of patients who undergo knee arthroscopy [1].
In this chapter the most common surgical techniques will be outlined and the current state of MR examination in assessment of the post-operative meniscus will be discussed, along with the challenges of diagnosing a meniscal retear. Techniques to optimize the diagnosis of a meniscal retear will be described as well as problem-solving techniques such as MR arthrography.
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Magee, T., Rowbotham, E. (2020). Post-operative Imaging: The Menisci. In: Rowbotham, E., Grainger, A.J. (eds) Postoperative Imaging of Sports Injuries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54591-8_7
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