Analysis of Knee Injuries In Different Sports By Using 3 T. M. Ri Techniques In India: MRI Assessment of Knee Injuries in Different Sports: Analysis of Prevalence and Diagnosis

Abstract

Purpose: MRIassessment of knee Injuries in different Sports. Procedure: Fortypatients of sports related knee pain, 10 each from Football, Basketball,Athletics and Judo were selected for the study. Patients were subjected todedicated MR knee study and diagnosis were analysed. Result: The study wasconducted on forty patients complaining of Sports related knee pain, 10 eachfrom Football, Basketball, Athletics and Judo. Regarding sex distribution, 10 patients (25%) were male, while 30patients (75%) were female. Patients were subjected to dedicated MR knee study,2 patients (5.0 %) had normal MRI findings and 38 patients (95%) showedabnormal MRI findings. Only 17 patients (44.7 %) were diagnosed with isolatedinjuries and 21 patients (55.2%) were diagnosed with combined injuries, Among footballplayers, 5 (50%) patients were diagnosed with only ACL injury, none diagnosedwith only meniscus injury, 3 (30%) were diagnosed with ACL+ Meniscus injuries,2 (20%) were diagnosed with complex knee injuries and no patient had normalMRI. Among  basketball players, 2 (20%) patients werediagnosed with only ACL injuries, 3 (30%) patients were diagnosed with onlymeniscal injuries,  4 (40 %) patientswere diagnosed with ACL +Meniscus injuries, 1 (10%) patients were diagnosedwith Complex injuries and no patient had normal MRI. Among athletics, 2(20%) patients were diagnosed with only ACL injuries, 1 (10%) were diagnosedwith only meniscus injuries, 3 (30%) were diagnosed with ACL + Meniscus kneeinjuries, 3 (30 %) were diagnosed with complex injuries and 1 (10%) patient hadnormal MRI. Among Judo players, 3(30%) patients were diagnosed with only ACL injuries, 1 (10%) were diagnosedwith only meniscus injuries, 1 (10%) were diagnosed with ACL + meniscusinjuries, 4 (40%) were diagnosed with complex knee injuries and 1 (10%) patienthad normal MRI. Conclusion: MRIrepresents the optimal tool in the evaluation of the sports related kneeinjuries, which has been shown to be an accurate and non-invasive method ofdiagnosing ligament, meniscal, bony and muscular knee injuries. Prevalence ofcommon injury in each sport was also analysed and correlated with mechanism ofinjury.