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Can Knee Operation Be Done Without Taking MRIs?
My orthopedic doctor has scheduled me for a knee operation. My concern is that no MRIs were taken, even though I asked for them, nor did he manually manipulate my knee to identify the problem. I m concerned. How can he order the operation without these two tests? I am having second thoughts.
Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Hi the first thing i want to tell you that knee operations can usually be done without MRI, but this depends on the condition, I do not agree that a operation is being done without examining your knee, as that is must. MRI helps only in diagnosis, It would have been easier for me to answer had you given us the diagnosis for which your doctor is operating you, and what surgery is he planning, in trauma we hardly need an MRI but X ray and CT scans are taken.
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