EVALUATING THE PREVALENCE OF DEGENERATIVE MENISCAL INJURIES IN KNOWN CASES OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: There is increasing evidence on the prevalence of meniscal injuries in patients 
suffering from osteoarthritis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is important in confirming the 
diagnosis of such tears in these patients. 
Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed by the radiology department 
in collaboration with the department of orthopedics in a tertiary care hospital for a duration of one 
year. All the patients with osteoarthritis willing to give consent for MRI were included in the 
study. Patients with traumatic or terminal knee injuries were excluded. MRI scans of right knee 
was read by radiologist and orthopedic and their individual findings were noted and compared. 
Kellgren–Lawrence scale was used to grade the images. All the data was processed using SPSS v 
22.0. Relevant statistical tests were used for comparison between groups. P value < 0.05 was 
considered as statistically significant.