Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical and radiological evaluation of multiple ligament injuries of knee. The prospective research was carried out at the Department of Orthopaedics for a duration of 2 years. The research included a total of 100 patients. The research received approval from the Hospital ethics committee and the patients provided their informed permission to participate. Our 100‐person research included 80 men and 20 women. The youngest and oldest patients in our research were 19 and 58. The majority of patients were 17‐30 years old. The age group >40 has the fewest cases. We averaged 36.4 years old. Most patients were left‐sided, 65 (65%) and 35 (35%) were right‐sided. Most patients were injured by road traffic accidents (45), followed by sports injuries (30) and falls (25). From 100 cases, type III ACL+posterolateral complex was the most prevalent pattern with 35 instances (35%) while type IV PCL + Posterolateral complex was the least common with 5 cases (5%). Our research found significant results in the Lachman and Anterior drawer tests for the Anterior cruciate ligament (p<0.05). Our research found significant P Values (<0.0001) for posterior drawer test, Valgus stress test, Varus stress test and McMurray's. In our research, posterior sag test P value >0.05 was not statistically significant. Lachman's test is more sensitive than anterior drawer for ACL rupture and posterior drawer for PCL damage than posterior sag test relative to MRI. Varus for LCL and McMurray for medial meniscus were more sensitive than others. Our findings indicate that MRI is a superior non‐invasive diagnostic method for multiple ligament knee injuries compared to clinical evaluation. MRI offers detailed information about the ligaments implicated and the extent of their involvement and it is also cost‐effective.
How to cite this article:
Jaimin A. Vaishnav, Harsh M. Patel, Kuldeep Parmar and Avi Rangwala. Clinico‐Radiological Evaluation of Knee Injuries Involving Several Ligaments: an Observational Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.10.30.33
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