Title: “Correlation of Magnetic resonance imaging findings and arthroscopy findings in diagnosis of intra

articular injuries of knee joint”.

Aim & Objective: Comparison of findings of magnetic resonance imaging with arthroscopic findings in
selected cases to determine the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and concordance of the findings from MRI of
the knee. Methodology: Hospital based prospective study with 40 patients with IDK were studied. MRI of
injured knee was done & arthroscopic surgery was performed in selected cases. Calculated sensitivity,
specificity and accuracy of MR and Arthroscopic examination in diagnosing IDK. Results: In our study ACL
tear is most common, seen in 36 patients (90%), followed by the Medial Meniscal injuries in 26 patients
(65%). We obtained 100% sensitivity and 66.67% specificity in diagnosing ACL tears. The accuracy of MRI
in medial and lateral meniscal tears was 95% percent and 97.5%, while for ACL and PCL rupture was 95%
and 97.5%. Our study proved high sensitivity and specificity and almost high accuracy of MRI for ACL
injuries of knee joint in comparison to arthroscopy. Conclusions: For the assessment of ligamentous and
meniscal injuries magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is accurate and non-invasive modality. It can be used as
a first line investigation but arthroscopy still remains gold standard.