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Meniscal Extrusion in Young Athletes: Associated Knee Joint Abnormalities

Winston J. Rennie1 and D. B. L. Finlay1

1 Both authors: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Hospital Close, Infirmary Square-LE1 5WW, United Kingdom.


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  		Fig. 1 —T1-weighted coronal image of right knee at midpoint in 20-year-old asymptomatic male athlete shows medial meniscal extrusion of 5.7 mm. Meniscal extrusion is measured by distance from perpendicular line to edge of tibial plateau and edge of meniscus (white lines). Vertical tear of medial meniscus and sclerosis of subarticular medial tibial plateau with small marginal osteophyte indicating degenerative change are present. No joint effusion is shown.

 

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  		Fig. 2 —T1-weighted coronal image of right knee at anterior end of intercondylar notch in 41-year-old male control subject with medial joint pain shows horizontal peripheral tear of medial meniscus (arrow). Small joint effusion was present. Meniscal extrusion (3.5 mm) is shown.

 

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