Abstract:
The study was descriptive study evaluation of knee joint lesion using mri
this study was conducted in three of different Khartoum hospitals(
Alzaitona hospital – Albraha hospital –Antalya diagnostic center) from
January 2018 to May 2018.The data was analyzed by SPSS software
using various statistics and all this information were analyzed and
presented in tables and figures.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the knee joint lesions using the
magnetic resonance imaging in Sudanesepopulation. The study was
conducted in 50 patient who were referred to the radiology department
complain of knee pain age between 17-72 years different gender; 39
male, 11 female. Selection of Participants was done through random
probability sampling technique. The patient’s data and clinical
information were obtained from axial, coronal and sagittal images to
identify the pathological changes using MRI Machine (1.5 Tesla) from
different manufacturers.
The result of the study showed that the Knee pain was found to be
common in males (78%) as compared to females. Osteoarthritis was
found in 12% of patients of knee pain with semi equal prevalence in both
male and female. Baker’s cyst which is mostly present with osteoarthritis
patient was found in 10% in patients. Joint effusion was found to be most
frequent associated lesion constituting 30%. Furthermore, Meniscus tear
was found in 24 % patients, it was similar for both male and
female.Finally the study recommended that further studies should bedone
by larger sample size.
