[Painful knee: choosing the right imaging test]

Rev Prat. 2009 Nov 20;59(9):1233-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The diagnosis of non-traumatic knee complaints relies on history taking and clinical examination, joint fluid analysis and imaging tests. This paper aims at reminding the benefits of conventional radiography and clarifying the role of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging based on illustrated case reports.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint* / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteochondritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pain / diagnosis
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Physical Examination
  • Radiography
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Synovitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tendinopathy / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography