Associations among meniscal damage, meniscal symptoms and knee pain severity L.A. MacFarlane, H. Yang, J.E. Collins, A. Guermazi, M.H. Jones, E. Teeple, L. Xu, E. Losina, J.N. Katz Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 25, Issue 6, Pages 850-857 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.023 Copyright © 2017 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Examples of meniscal damage on MRI with annotation. a) Vertical tear: Sagittal intermediate-weighted MRI of the knee shows a vertical tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus (arrow). b) Maceration: Coronal intermediate-weighted MRI of the left knee shows diminutive body of the lateral meniscus with partial maceration (arrow) and lateral extrusion. There is also a medial extrusion of medial meniscus (arrowhead). Large lateral and small medial femoral osteophytes are noted. There is a severe cartilage loss with denudation of the lateral tibial plateau which is also remodeled. c) Radial tear: Coronal fat-suppressed proton density-weighted MRI of the right knee (1) shows a small radial tear of the medial meniscus (arrow) with grade 1 sprain of the medial collateral ligament (arrowheads). Axial fat-suppressed proton density-weighted MRI (2) confirms the radial tear is located at the anterior horn and body junction of the medial meniscus (arrow). d) Horizontal tear: Sagittal fat-suppressed proton density-weighted MRI shows horizontal oblique tear of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus (arrow). There is also a moderate Hoffa-synovitis (circle) shown as a hyperintensity signal at the intercondylar region. e) Root tear: Coronal intermediate-weighted MRI of the left knee shows a complete vertical tear of the posterior root of the medial meniscus (arrow) with medial meniscal subluxation (arrowhead). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2017 25, 850-857DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.023) Copyright © 2017 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions