Background: In
patients of
knee pain diagnosis has utmost important for
treatment and to avoid
unnecessary surgery . MRI is a non-invasive
procedure in evaluation of
knee joint . So this study was planned find out the
prevalence of
abnormalities detected by MRI in
patients of
knee pain .
Methods: Fifty
patient of
knee pain were examined after taking permission from
institutional ethics committee by using Siemens Avanto MR machine with a
superconducting magnet and field strength of 1.5 tesla using dedicated
knee coil (Flex), which were referred from department of
Orthopedics &
Rheumatology .
Results: In this present study 72%
patients were
males and 28%
patients females and their ages ranging from (11-80) years.
Knee pain was found common in
age group 31-40 years.
Menisci lesions (44%) were more common as compared to
ligament lesions (14%) in
patients of
knee pain .
Osteoarthritis was found in 40 % of
patients of
knee pain .
Joint effusion and
marrow edema was found with
incidence of 74% and 62% respectively. 4%
patients were suffering from intraarticular
tumors .
Conclusions: Knee pain can occur at any stage of
life due to various causative factors. MRI can demonstrate the exact
nature and extent of bony as well as soft
tissue abnormality. This has increase the use of MRI in evaluation of
patients of
knee pain .