An up-to-date and comprehensive review of the discipline of imaging of the knee. The first part discusses the various techniques employed when imaging the knee. Individual chapters are devoted to radiography, arthrography, computed tomography and CT arthrography, magnetic resonance imaging and MR arthrography, and ultrasonography. The second part then documents the application of these techniques to the diverse clinical problems and diseases encountered in the knee. Among the many topics addressed are: congenital and developmental abnormalities, trauma, meniscal pathology, and others. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field.
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Imaging Techniques: Radiography; Arthrography; CT (and CT Arthrography); MR (and MR Arthrography); Ultrasound.- Clinical Problems: Congenital and Developmental Disorders; Non-accidental Injury; Bony Trauma; The Menisci; The Cruciate and Collateral Ligaments; Postoperative Knee 1: Menisci and Cruciate Ligaments; The Postoperative Knee 2: Arthroplasty, Arthrodesis and Osteotomy; The Patellar and Quadriceps Mechanism; Infection; Arthritis; Assessment of Cartilage; Osteochondritis and Osteonecrosis; Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.
