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Most frequent magnetic resonance imaging indications by main ordering physician specialties
- Figure 2.
Magnetic resonance imaging findings by main ordering physician specialties
OA—osteoarthritis.
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CHARACTERISTIC N (%) Women 110 (51.2) Right knee affected 115 (53.5) Physician ordering MRI • GP 148 (68.8) • Rheumatologist 10 (4.7) • OS 55 (25.6) • Other 2 (0.9) Pre-MRI radiography findings (n = 201) • Mild OA 104 (51.7) • Moderate to severe OA 40 (19.9) • With standing AP view 0 (0.0) Radiography in the past 24 mo (n = 82) • Findings of mild OA 41 (50.0) • Findings of moderate to severe OA 8 (9.8) • With standing AP view 31 (37.8) AP—anteroposterior, MRI—magnetic resonance imaging, OA—osteoarthritis, OS—orthopedic surgeon.
- Table 2.
Most frequent magnetic resonance imaging indications by main ordering physician specialties
INDICATION SPECIALTY TOTAL, N P VALUE GP (N = 148), % OS (N = 55), % Meniscopathy 70.3 72.7 144 .732 Chronic pain 48.0 27.3 86 .008 Ligamentopathy 19.6 9.1 34 .075 Acute pain 6.1 7.3 13 .752 Osteoarthritis 5.4 1.8 9 .449 Osteochondral lesion 2.0 5.5 6 .347 Arthritis or synovitis 0.0 7.3 4 .005 Osteonecrosis 0.0 5.5 3 .019 OS—orthopedic surgeon.
FINDING SPECIALTY TOTAL, N P VALUE GP (N = 148), % OS (N = 55), % Normal 2.7 3.6 6 .663 Mild OA 43.9 60.0 98 .042 Moderate to severe OA 42.6 45.5 77 .026 Degenerative meniscal tear (myxoid) 68.2 49.1 128 .012 Nondegenerative meniscal tear 30.4 16.4 54 .044 Osteochondral lesion 22.3 36.4 53 .043 Intra-articular effusion 14.9 9.1 27 .282 Baker cyst 9.5 10.9 20 .758 Cruciate ligament tear 6.8 12.7 17 .172 Arthritis or synovitis 2.0 3.6 5 .614 OA—osteoarthritis, OS—orthopedic surgeon.
