Prevalence of Clinically Relevant Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Middle‐Aged Adults With Knee Pain and Suspected Meniscal Tear: A Follow‐Up
Authors' conclusion
We estimated the prevalence of clinically relevant incidental findings on MRI to be 8.03% in middle-aged adults with mild to moderate KOA and suspected meniscal tear.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged 45 to 85 years with knee pain, OA (KL grades 0–3) and suspected meniscal tear, managed nonoperativelystudy-ordered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Participants
- 760 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence of clinically relevant (concerning) findings on MRI
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailssecondary analysis of the Treatment of Meniscal Problems and Osteoarthritis (TeMPO) study, baseline MRI review
- Secondary analysis of the TeMPO study
- Baseline MRI review
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Concerning findings on MRI
Concerning findings identified (prevalence)
61
8.03%, 95% CI 6.09%–9.96%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Type of clinically relevant finding · baseline
- Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the knee (SIFKs)
- 25
- Nonsubchondral fractures
- 10
- Avascular necrosis (AVN)
- 4
- Benign tumors
- 8
- Other clinically relevant findings
- 14
Original publication
Prevalence of Clinically Relevant Findings on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Middle‐Aged Adults With Knee Pain and Suspected Meniscal Tear: A Follow‐Up. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 30 October 2024. doi:10.
Composed by AI from the published abstract and checked against it. How Briefs are made →