KNEE TRAUMA DIAGNOSIS BY DIFFERENT IMAGING MODALITIES
JEANNE WAGUIH AZMY;
Abstract
During the past five decades, sports and physical activity have become increasingly popular. This trend has been accompanied by an increased risk of musculoskeletal injury. The knee is the most frequently injured joint that requires sports medicine treatment. (Zarins ami Adams, 1988).
In 1990, Hirshman and colleagues estimated a yearly knee ligamentous injury of 98 per 100, 000 persons. Accurate diagnosis of a knee injury is often difficult because of the complexity of the joint. In patients for whom the diagnosis is in question, an appropriate diagnostic modality must be selected.
The most common mechanisms for knee injury are a direct blow and I or a fall or a twisting injury. Twisting injuries are responsible for three-fourths of all knee injuries, however,
86% of all knee fractures result from blunt trauma, (Weber et al., 1995). Odds for a fracture are 3. 6 times greater with blunt trauma than with a twisting injury, (Maskell and Fin/lay 1990). The risk of fracture also increases with age; fracture being four times greater in patients over 50 years of age presumably secondary to osteoporosis, increased frequency of blunt injury and inability to protect the knee during a fall. (Weber et al.,
1995).
In 1990, Hirshman and colleagues estimated a yearly knee ligamentous injury of 98 per 100, 000 persons. Accurate diagnosis of a knee injury is often difficult because of the complexity of the joint. In patients for whom the diagnosis is in question, an appropriate diagnostic modality must be selected.
The most common mechanisms for knee injury are a direct blow and I or a fall or a twisting injury. Twisting injuries are responsible for three-fourths of all knee injuries, however,
86% of all knee fractures result from blunt trauma, (Weber et al., 1995). Odds for a fracture are 3. 6 times greater with blunt trauma than with a twisting injury, (Maskell and Fin/lay 1990). The risk of fracture also increases with age; fracture being four times greater in patients over 50 years of age presumably secondary to osteoporosis, increased frequency of blunt injury and inability to protect the knee during a fall. (Weber et al.,
1995).
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| Title | KNEE TRAUMA DIAGNOSIS BY DIFFERENT IMAGING MODALITIES | Other Titles | تشخيص إصابة الركبة بواسطة طرق التصوير المختلفة | Authors | JEANNE WAGUIH AZMY | Issue Date | 2000 |
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