Caracterización de las lesiones meniscales y de los ligamentos cruzados de la rodilla mediante resonancia magnética, Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Enero-Agosto, Cuenca 2013

Abstract

The RMN has become the standard in the assessment and diagnosis of meniscal lesions and ligaments of the knee ligaments.

Objective: To determine the characteristics of meniscal pathology in knee and crossed by NMR in patients treated at the Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga during the period January to August 2013 ligaments.

Material and methods: All patients older than 18 years who received care during the months of January to August, the José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital because of some ailment to knee level were included and were referred to the service of Imaging for evaluation with MRI. A transversal study was conducted descriptive.

Results: 363 patients were studied. The mean age was 40.4 years, 261 patients had meniscal pathology, the male predominance with 64.4% and was the most affected internal meniscus. According to the intensity detected NMR grade II meniscal lesion corresponded 52.3%. The most common type of tear in the meniscus is the longitudinal type. In relation to the injury of cruciate ligaments, the ACL is injured at a higher rate than the posterior cruciate ligament, accounting for 96.8%. It was evident that the type of failure in cruciate ligaments that occurred in greater frequency of partial type was 87.2%.

Conclusions: Knee injuries usually occur in male patients between 25-34 years and mainly affect the medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament

WORDS: MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY/METHODS, UDDER/ INJURY MENISC TIBIAL/PATHOLOGY, THE HOSPITAL SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE ECUATORIANO CARRASCO JOSE ARTEAGA, CUENCA – ECUADOR.