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                Musculoskeletal imaging of a painful knee

                S K Misser, MB ChB, FCRad (D) SA
            

            Lake Smit and Partners, Durban

            
                Corresponding author: S Misser (misser@lakesmit.co.za)

                Presentation

                A middle-aged woman presented with acute-on-chronic
                right knee pain. Fig. 1 is a plain radiograph of the right knee 3 weeks
                before admission. Fig. 2 is a plain radiograph of the right knee on
                admission. Fig. 3 is a sagittal proton density (PD) fat-saturated image
                of the right knee. Fig. 4 is a coronal T2-weighted fat-saturated image
                of the right knee. Fig. 5 is an axial PD fat-saturated image of the
                right knee. Fig. 6 is a coronal PD fat-saturated image of the right
                knee.

                Describe the
                relevant findings and provide the most appropriate clinical diagnosis.
                Please submit your response to Dr Misser at misser@lakesmit.co.za not
                later than 1 April 2012. The winning respondent will receive a R1 000
                award from the RSSA. A detailed diagnosis and discussion will be
                presented in the next issue of the SAJR.

            

            
                
                    
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