Evaluation of the diagnostic value of two different types of tests for meniscal tears was carried out through examination of 200 menisci. A practicing surgeon and orthopaedic residents diagnosed the meniscal tears of viewed through each imaging test. The accuracy for MR imaging and arthrography was 98.5% and 86.5% respectively by the practicing surgeon, and 89.5% and 81.0% by the residents. We concluded that MR imaging of meniscal tears was a more accurate non-invasive and helpful examination than arthrography.
