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It is particularly good for hemorrhage, trauma or fracture to the skull and for hydrocephalus. 0Pxb98VWnyvoX1aS0S19KGVoXIhkkiKtbKkcDRtE6tGUWNacCMVUofKGgW6vHBBKkc0DW00Yubjh Meniscal tears are best evaluated with MRI. /C2_0 1 Tf << Adobe InDesign 6.0 on/LLF/yKi/6p4qmfoyf7/k+5P8AqnirvRk/3/J9yf8AVPFV0cfp8viLlzyZmpWtAv7IHhiqU67/ 1Y6NYGHn6vpfVYeHOnHnx4U5U74qrz6DodzLHNc6baTSwuZY3kgjZkkYqS6llJDEqN/bFW4dF0a2 2011-07-11T18:34:07-07:00 /Resources 133 0 R >> v0TpX/LFb/8AIpP+acVd+idK/wCWK3/5FJ/zTirv0TpX/LFb/wDIpP8AmnFXfonSv+WK3/5FJ/zT /Span<>> BDC /Parent 4 0 R An appropriate angle must be given in sagittal plane (parallel to the mid line line of femur and tibia). untitled q 1 0 0 1 36.5 642.5535 cm faXdj0mmCV9KdD+00VTXjyDLtUZbCPFHhPLoUJne+W7HVvLkWnckeVYE+q35FZEloGFwrCjVLfEa 0 0 m Adobe InDesign 6.0 WebThe 76% sensitivity for the MR diagnosis of lateral meniscal tears in the 84 patients with an ACL tear and a lateral meniscal tear was lower than the sensitivity of 85% in the 105 patients with a lateral meniscal tear but without an ACL tear. 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