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Tests Used to Diagnose Torn Meniscus Symptoms
The orthopedist lifts and bends your knee to 90 degrees ... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging study of choice for meniscus tears. The technology uses powerful magnetic and radio ...
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Management of degenerative meniscal tears and the role of surgery
In view of the high prevalence of meniscal tears and their poor correlation with symptoms, indiscriminate use of MRI of the knee in people aged 40 years or more poses a serious risk of overtreatment ...
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Can Athletes Return to Baseball After ACL Tears Without Surgery?
None of these 29 players had meniscal tears evident on the MRI at the time of the ACL tear assessment, suggesting that the tears were the result of recurrent giving way of the knee. Just 12 of 31 ...
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Healing of acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture on MRI and outcomes following non-surgical management with the Cross Bracing Protocol
Thirty eight of 39 (97%) meniscal tears were asymptomatic following the CBP ... In the KANON trial, participants with an ACLOAS of 0–2 on a 2-year MRI reported better knee function and QOL compared ...
76ers' McCain: Rising Stars pick after surgery 'really cool'
Sixers rookie Jared McCain, whose season was cut short because of knee surgery, was selected for the Rising Stars Challenge ...