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DISCOID LATERAL MENISCUS [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An abnormally disk-shaped meniscus often associated with a meniscal tear, seen on arthrography or magnetic resonance. A discoid medial meniscus is seldom observed.

OBS

Believed to be a congenital abnormality, but other etiologies have been postulated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Ménisque externe à configuration anormale discoïde, entraînant souvent une déchirure méniscale, visualisé par l'arthrographie ou la résonance magnétique. Il est exceptionnel que le ménisque interne soit discoïde.

OBS

On croit qu'il s'agit d'une malformation, mais d'autres hypothèses ont également été avancées.

Spanish

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