Knees

For pathology in the skeleton in general, see extra-articular skeleton.

X-ray

• Primary examination with pain
• Arthrosis
• Fracture
• Mb. Osgood-Schlatter
• Excluding bone tumour
• Steochondritis dissecans

CT

• Investigating complicated fractures
• Check-up after cruciate ligament reconstruction

MRI

• Meniscus injury
• Cruciate ligament injury
• Collateral ligament injury
• Patellofemoral pain, with negative X-ray
• Suspected tibial plateau damage with negative X-ray
• Suspected stress/insufficiency fracture with negative X-ray
• - arthritis
• Bursitis
• Tumour investigation