Abstract
This study correlated the frequency of bone bruises with soft tissue injuries in the knee and examined bruise frequency as a function of time postinjury. Magnetic resonance imaging of 1546 patients revealed bone bruises in 19% of patients without an associated meniscal or ligamentous injury. For those patients presenting with at least one meniscoligamentous injury, the frequency of bruising was 60% at 0 to 4 weeks, 42% at 4 to 10 weeks, and 31% at 10 to 26 weeks postinjury. The frequency of bruising varied with the presence of concomitant injuries, with the greatest frequency of bruises (78%) observed in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Orthopedics |
Volume | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2008 |
Keywords
- Knee
- Bone
- Bone Bruise
- Soft Tissue Injury
Disciplines
- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
- Engineering
- Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering