Rajaa Aziz Jabbar¹
and Ragdaa Fahim Ghaith²
¹Al-Samawa Teaching Hospital – Al Muthanna Province, Iraq
²Al-Sader Teaching Hospital- Najaf Province, Iraq
Received: Dec 12, 2023/ Revised: Jan 14, 2023/Accepted: Jan 16, 2024
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging is one of the most crucial procedures used to diagnose and follow up several orthopedic approaches and interventions. This study aimed to assess and evaluate the efficacy of MRI in diagnosing ACL among different patients who attend the radiology department. A case series correlational study was conducted among randomly selected patients with AC in different stages for 11 months of study correlations. The results revealed that among 40 patients with partial or complete ACL tears and assessing the MRI approaches with evaluating its accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity with selected cases under radiograph.This study concluded that MRI is main radiological procedure used to assess and evaluate the degree of bone and tendons injuries, specially, ACL tears.
Keywords: MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Tears Anterior Cruciate Ligament – ACL
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How to cite this article
Jabbar, R. A. and Ghaith, R. F. (2024). Role of MRI in evaluation of a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament. Science Archives, Vol. 5(1), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.47587/SA.2024.5101
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