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Accuracy of double-contrast arthrography and arthroscopy of the knee joint

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Only in the diagnosis of medial meniscal lesions is double contrast arthrography superior to arthroscopy, provided that arthroscopy is carried out only from the anterolateral side (94% against 81% positive correlations). The rates in diagnosing lateral meniscal lesions are respectively 90% and 94.5%, in patellar chondropathy 55% and 99.5% respectively, and in diagnosing cruciate ligament lesions 69% and 97% respectively.

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    Cornelis J. P. Thijn M.D., Ph.D.

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Thijn, C.J.P. Accuracy of double-contrast arthrography and arthroscopy of the knee joint. Skeletal Radiol 8, 187–192 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00355504

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