To illustrate the discrepancies between knee MRI reports and arthroscopy findings of posterior horn medial meniscal and meniscocapsular tears (ramp lesions) in children and adolescents. We retrospectively reviewed the available data from 912 patients between January 2018 and October 2022 from multidisciplinary monthly arthroscopic-MR correlation conferences, where we discussed discrepant findings between MRI knee reports and intra-operative arthroscopy findings, with focus on presence, location and type of posterior horn medial meniscal and posterior meniscocapsular tears. Results of secondary reviews of the MRI scans regarding under or over called diagnoses based on an arthroscopic reference standard were also available. By sharing our experience and the lessons we have learned from these multidisciplinary conferences, we highlight the challenges that radiologists might face while diagnosing pediatric meniscal tears on MRI. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2023 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2023

Authors: Salman Rida, Kan J., Jadhav Siddharth, Schallert Erica, Ditzler Matthew

Keywords: Meniscal tear, ramp, arthroscopy

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided fenestration of ganglia (PUGG) of the pediatric wrist is a minimally invasive, safe alternative to surgical excision which does not require sedation or leave a scar. The purpose of this study is to assess relative risk for recurrence based on pre-procedural ultrasound imaging variables and procedural factors. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2024 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2024

Authors: Namireddy Meera, Kan J., Ditzler Matthew, Schallert Erica, Ngan Esther, Bell Bryce

Keywords: Musculoskeletal, Ultrasound, Pediatric

Bassett's ligament is an accessory fascicle of the anterior tibiofibular ligament that is not well addressed in pediatric patients. In the adult literature, it is known that the ligament is not present in some patients, but may be thickened in the setting of talar dome osteoarthritis. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of Bassett’s ligament and measure its thickness in pediatric patients with MRI findings of lateral talar osteochondral lesions (OCLs), medial talar OCLs, and posterior ankle impingement and compare these measurements with patients with a normal ankle MRI. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020

Authors: Utturkar Atul, Kan J., Ditzler Matthew, Schallert Erica, Jadhav Siddharth, Smith Brian, Gladstein Aharon

Keywords: osteochondral lesion