colour enhanced MRI (magnetic resonance imaging),showing the frontal view of knee in a older person with osteoarthritis. Degenerative changes occurr secondary to mechanical wear and tear on the joint. Small bony spurs (osteophytes) occur along the margins of the joint. The bones comprising the knee (femur and tibia) are cushioned by the menisci (articular fibrocartilage). These are seen as triangular black densities on each side of the joint and between the bones. The signal which gives signal to the inside of the bone is from the fatty bone marrow | |
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