J Curr Adv Med Res 80 July 2021 | Volume 8 | Number 2
Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research
July 2021, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 80-84
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Prevalence and Structural Abnormal Findings of Injured Knee Joint among
Adult Patients detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of 70 Cases in a
tertiary hospital of Bangladesh
Mahbuba Shirin
1
, Salahuddin Al Azad
2
, Farzana Alam
3
, Md. Menhazul Islam
4
1
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
2
Chairman & Professor, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
3
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
4
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
[Received on: 1 February 2021; Accepted on: 20 March 2021; Published on: 1 July 2021]
Abstract
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging is a very useful diagnostic tool for the detection of
abnormalities of injured knee joint. Objective: This present study was performed to see the different
abnormalities of injured knee joint detected by MRI among adult patients. Methodology: This cross-
sectional study was conducted in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujib Medical University (BSSMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from January to June 2021 for a period of six
months. The patients in the age group of equal or more than 18 years with both male and female who
were visiting Department of Orthopaedics at BSMMU, Dhaka with history of knee injuries were
subjected to MRI were selected as study population. MRI findings of the knee joint were analyzed for
the presence of any signal changes or lesions of varying severity for the structures of menisci, cartilage,
bone marrow, tendons and ligaments of injured knee joint. Results: A total number of 65 cases of knee
joints were analyzed. The mean with the SD of age of the study population was 35.34±13.371. The left
knee (60.0%) was more involved than right knee (40.0%). The lesion in femur and tibia were found in
10(15.4%) cases and 8(12.3%) cases respectively. Out of 65 knee joints there were 41 joints were found
the tear of anterior cruciate ligament. The complete, interstial tear in the anterior cruciate ligaments were
26(40.0%) and 15(23.1%) knee joints respectively. However, anterior cruciate ligaments of 24(36.9%)
knee joints were found normal. Medial meniscus (36.9%) was more involved than lateral meniscus
(18.5%). Conclusion: In conclusion young adult male are more commonly affected their left knee joint
with the tearing of complete tear of anterior cruciate ligaments and involvement of medial meniscus.
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Keywords: Prevalence; Abnormalities; knee joint; MRI
Correspondence: Dr. Mahbuba Shirin, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology & Imaging, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib
Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Email: m.shirin1970@gmail.com; Cell no.: +8801711594134
Cite this article as: Shirin M, Al-Azad S, Alam F, Islam MM. Prevalence and Structural Abnormal Findings of Injured Knee
Joint among Adult Patients detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of 70 Cases in a tertiary hospital of Bangladesh. J
Curr Adv Med Res 2021;8(2):80-84
Funding: This study has been performed without any funding from outside else.
Conflict of Interest: There was no conflict of interest to any of the authors.
Contributions to authors: All authors involved from protocol preparation up to manuscript writing & revision.
Copyright: ©2021. Shirin et al. Published by Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research. This article is published under
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DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.3329/jcamr.v8i2.57429