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Orthopedic question. my recent mri says normal knee. how can that be i have had 2 knee surgeries. how accurate is a knee mri?
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Very accurate: Your surgery may not show up if the "surgeries" were tiny repairs to one of your menisci... If you are having unexplained pain an MRI with contrast may give the radiologist and your Orthopedist a clue as to the reason. Hope this is helpful Dr Z
Answered 5/11/2017
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