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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Qualitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of the Semimembranosus Tendon in Patients with Medial Meniscal Tears.

Haron Obaid, Adarsh Patel, Emily McWalter, Mark Ernst, Prosanta Mondal, Michael L Shepel

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Haron ObaidDepartment of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6223-6818
Adarsh PatelDepartment of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.
Emily McWalterDepartment of mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.
Mark ErnstDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.
Prosanta MondalClinical Statistic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.
Michael L ShepelDepartment of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.

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Abstract

backgroundTo determine if there is an association between semimembranosus tendinosis and medial meniscal tears using MRI.

methodsA retrospective review of knee 3T MRI scans was performed to determine the presence or absence of medial meniscal tears in patients with semimembranosus tendinosis. All studies were interpreted by two musculoskeletal radiologists. Univariate association for the presence of semimembranosus tendinosis and medial meniscal tears was performed with a Chi-square test followed by logistic regression modelling among statistically significant associations.

resultsA total of 150 knee MRI scans were reviewed (age 32.8 ± 7.1 years; 70 females). Semimembranosus tendinosis was present in 66 knees (44%) in the patient population. Semimembranosus tendinosis was present in 81% of patients with meniscal tears versus 36% of patients without meniscal tears (

conclusionsSubjects with semimembranosus tendinosis were seven times more likely to have medial meniscal tears even when adjusting for sex and age. This could help guide the appropriate postmeniscal repair rehabilitation protocol.

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medial meniscusMRIsemimembranosus

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PMCPMC11394492

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