MRI use leading up to total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study.

Tiffany LungJohnathan Robert LexDaniel PincusJodi GatleyDavid WassersteinJ Michael PatersonBheeshma Ravi

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2024)

Despite MRIs rarely being indicated for the work-up of end-stage OA, nearly one in five patients have an MRI in the two years prior to their TKA. This may be increasing healthcare expenditure and surgical wait-times.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
healthcare
magnetic resonance imaging
end stage renal disease
contrast enhanced
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
total hip
prognostic factors
diffusion weighted imaging
peritoneal dialysis
computed tomography