Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in assessing medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus injuries? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Melanie Potter, Anthony Smith · 2026
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Melanie Potter and Anthony Smith review how well ultrasound finds two common inner knee injuries, in this 2026 paper. The injuries affect the medial collateral ligament and the medial meniscus. MRI and keyhole surgery give surer answers, but they cost more, invade the body, or take time to arrange.
Pooling fourteen studies with more than twelve hundred patients, ultrasound proved very good at ruling in ligament injury and fair as a first screen for meniscus injury. Evidence was stronger for the ligament than for the meniscus. The authors see bedside ultrasound as a useful first step that can speed care and spare some patients costlier scans.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Melanie Potter, Anthony Smith |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 86 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |