Comparison of the Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Using Maximum Knee Flexion in the Lateral Decubitus Position with Routine Knee Positioning

Zijun Xu; Yichao Chen; Jianghua Zhu; Lin Zhang; Peng Wu

doi:10.12659/MSM.932228

01 October 2021 : Clinical Research

Comparison of the Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Using Maximum Knee Flexion in the Lateral Decubitus Position with Routine Knee Positioning

Zijun Xu^1ABCDEFG, Yichao Chen^2ABCDEF, Jianghua Zhu^3FG, Lin Zhang^1FG, Peng Wu^4AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932228

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932228

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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity of routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI R) and special posture magnetic resonance imaging (MRI S) for diagnosing partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.

	Specificity, %	Sensitivity, %	Accuracy, %
MRI R	88.98	48.84	63.51
MRI S	95.76	80.29	87.85

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Comparison of the Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Partial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Using Maximum Knee Flexion in the Lateral Decubitus Position with Routine Knee Positioning

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