Keywords:
Inflammation, Diagnostic procedure, MR-Angiography, MR, Musculoskeletal joint
Authors:
M. F. Inci1, F. Ozkan2, B. Bakan2, O. Bilal1; 1Kahramanmaraş, 46200/TR, 2Kahramanmaraş/TR
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-0705
Purpose
Knee meniscal injuries are common with the prevalence of degenerative meniscal changes in reported asymptomatic individuals ranging between 11.1% and 31.5% (1).
In autopsy studies the prevalence of horizontal cleavage lesions of the menisci has been reported between 18.6% and 60% (2,3).
While common injuries,
little epidemiologic data have been reported.
Meniscal tears are commonly associated with athletic injuries.6,7 Athletes with greater mean heights and weights are noted to have significantly greater incidence of knee joint injuries (4).
Height and weight have also been correlated with degenerative meniscal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.9 Degenerative meniscal changes are thought to predispose the meniscus to the development of symptomatic meniscal tears (5).
Obesity is thought to increase subchondral bony stiffness, transmitting more force to overlying cartilage, possibly suggesting an injury mechanism involving obesity (6,7).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the presence and severity of meniscopathy detected by Magnetic Resonans Imaging (MRI) and obesity.