%0 Journal Article %A Davoudi, Yasmin %A Darabi, Nima %T Evaluation of meniscal fluenceincidence and other menisco-ligamentous injuries in the knee MRIs of patients reffering to Imam Reza MRI center in Mashhad %J Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences %V 21 %N 3 %U http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-1547-en.html %R %D 2014 %K Meniscus, Meniscal Fluence, Meniscoligamentousinjuries, MRI, %X Background and Aim: Meniscal flounceis a rare, wavy shaped folding along the free edge of the meniscus that observed in MRI images. This is a feature of transient distortion of a normal meniscus; but it can be regarded as a pseudo- meniscal tear. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the incidence of this normal variant. Materials and Methods: A total number of1001 knee MRI images were prospectively studied to checkmeniscal flounce and meniscoligamentous injuries in patients referred to Kosar MRI center of Imam Reza hospital in Mashhad (2009-2011). Results: In this study the most common meniscoligamentous injury was diagnosed in the right medial meniscus (17.8%). The most common accompanying injuries were theright medial meniscal tear and the right anterior cruciate ligament. The incidence of meniscal fluencewas 1%. Conclusion: The meniscal flounce observed in MRI images should be carefully interpreted because it can simulate a meniscal tear. This underscores the importance of correlating diagnostic images with clinical signs and symptoms and also avoidance of unnecessary MRI requisition inpatients whom some low probable diagnostic doubt exists. %> http://journal.bums.ac.ir/article-1-1547-en.pdf %P 377-384 %& 377 %! evaluation of incidence of meniscal fluence and other meniscoligamentous injuries %9 Original Article %L A-10-1313-1 %+ Department of radiology, faculty of medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran %G eng %@ 1607-2197 %[ 2014