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MRI and Articular Cartilage

Evaluating Lesions and Postrepair Tissue

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The ability of noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to obtain reproducible, accurate images of cartilage has enabled early detection of cartilage lesions and provides clinically relevant information when planning cartilage repair. With appropriate pulse sequencing, MRI depicts not only the integrity of the surface cartilage, which would be seen at arthroscopy, but also that of the subchondral bone, which would not be visualized at arthroscopic inspection. This information is vital when planning for complex, sometimes multistage, techniques that require careful size delineation of the cartilage lesion and evaluation of the surrounding subchondral bone. In addition to aiding in preoperative planning, these techniques offer an important objective evaluation of cartilage repair to be correlated with the more subjective clinical outcome instruments and provide insight into the biology of the repair process. Finally, newer matrix assessment techniques will disclose information about the ultrastructure of these individual cartilage repair procedures.

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  1. Division of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Hollis G. Potter MD (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

  2. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

    Hollis G. Potter MD (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

  3. Hospital for Special Surgery, Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging, New York, NY

    Li F. Foo MD (Research Fellow)

  4. Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Andrew D. Pearle MD (Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon)

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  1. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA

    Riley J. Williams III MD (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director) (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director)

  2. Institute for Cartilage Repair, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

    Riley J. Williams III MD (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director) (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Director)

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Potter, H.G., Foo, L.F., Pearle, A.D. (2007). MRI and Articular Cartilage. In: Williams, R.J. (eds) Cartilage Repair Strategies. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-343-1_3

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