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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

利用超音波診斷膝關節內側副韌帶損傷可靠嗎？

Abstract

Objective: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound with that of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for injuries of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee. Materials and Methods: Fifty-one consecutive patients from September 1, 2014 to January 31, 2016 were included. Ultrasound of the knee MCL was performed by physiatrists, and the images were re-read by an experienced sonographer (also a physiatrist). MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans of the knee MCL were examined by radiologists and the reports were compared with the findings of the ultrasound. The knee MCL was determined to be injured or intact, and the correlation between MRI and ultrasound findings were calculated using the kappa ratio. Results: The kappa ratios between the MRI and re-read physiatrist reports, and that between the MRI and original ultrasound reports, were 0.41 and 0.24, respectively. Correlation between the original ultrasound reports and re-read reports was 0.4. Conclusion: In daily practice, the correlation between the findings of MRI and ultrasound for the diagnosis of knee MCL injury was poor-to-fair. Further studies are required to improve the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound.

Language

English

First Page

27

Last Page

34

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