ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021
Unnecessary magnetic resonance imaging of the knee: How much is it really costing the NHS?
Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional utility in the preoperative cartilage assessment of patients undergoing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Patients' Experience With Evaluation by Both a Musculoskeletal Physician and Physical Therapist in the Same Digital Visit: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Overuse of medical imaging and effects of payer-provider integration: quasi-experimental evidence from Finland.Health economics review · 2025Article
- Does MRI alter management in patients 60 years and older with chronic knee pain: correlation with radiographs and clinical parameters.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
- Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Overused Among Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty?Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Article
- Assessing the Value of Imaging Data in Machine Learning Models to Predict Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- "You're stuck in the middle here": a qualitative study of GPs' experiences of managing knee pain attributed to a degenerative meniscal tear.BMC primary care · 2023Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
AIMS AND
objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the indications for patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee prior to referral to an orthopaedic specialist and to ascertain whether these scans altered initial management. MATERIALS AND
methodA retrospective review of all referrals received by a single specialist knee surgeon over a 1-year period was performed. Patient demographics, relevant history, examination findings and past surgical procedures were documented. Patients having undergone Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to referral were identified and indications for the scans recorded. These were reviewed against The National health services (NHS) guidelines for Primary Care Physicians to identify if the imaging performed was appropriate in each case.
resultsA total of two sixty-one (261) patients were referred between 1
conclusionSeventy six percent of patients referred to orthopaedics had inappropriate Magnetic resonance imaging arranged by their primary care physician. For a single consultant's referrals over 1 year these unnecessary MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of knee cost National Health Services (NHS) £13,200. Closer adherence to the guidelines by primary care physicians will result in a financial saving, better patient experience and a more effective use of resources.
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