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Knee Pain MRI

2019-01-23 06:30:05
Done ACL reconstruction 12 years back... There is a metallic screw inside... Having pain in same knee joint for sudden/ Rotational movements... Now is It possible to do MRI again with metallic screw inside?
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The screw Steel or titanium should not be a major cause for MRI guys , only problem is that there may be metal artefacts if the screw is SS.
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Go ahead with MRI .
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Answered2019-01-27 03:38:45

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Ya definitely They should b titanium screw used before for ACLR and they MRI compatible

Answered2019-01-23 09:05:02

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Confirm the type of metal of screw before mri some metal es are compatible some not consult me online thru practo

Answered2019-01-25 05:23:50

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