Prevalence of undiagnosed subchondral insufficiency fractures of the knee in middle age adults with knee pain and suspected meniscal tear

Prevalence of undiagnosed subchondral insufficiency fractures of the knee in middle age adults with knee pain and suspected meniscal tear

Objective: Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) and meniscal tear are often treated with weight-bearing exercises and without ordering advanced imaging (e.g. MRI). This may lead to missed diagnoses of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the knee (SIFK). Failure to diagnose SIFK has treatment impli...

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Main Authors: Jamie L. Huizinga, Nehal Shah, Stacy E. Smith, Anthony Notino, Melissa A. Kluczynski, Kelly Jordan, Leslie J. Bisson, Antonia F. Chen, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Jeffrey N. Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
Subjects:
Subchondral insufficiency fracture
Knee
Non-surgical management
Magnetic resonance imaging
Osteoarthritis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913120300820

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