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Table 1 Status of MRI following the clinic visit and physician confidence in the diagnosis of symptomatic meniscal tear among persons who did not have imaging available prior to the appointment

From: Association of MRI findings and expert diagnosis of symptomatic meniscal tear among middle-aged and older adults with knee pain

Symptomatic Meniscal Tear Confidence

No MRI

MRI ordered by physician

MRI scheduled by study staff

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N

High (67–100 %)

18 (38 %)

29 (60 %)

1 (2 %)

48

Medium (34–66 %)

18 (55 %)

9 (27 %)

6 (18 %)

33

Low (0–33 %)

114 (75 %)

12 (8 %)

27 (18 %)

153

Overall (0–100 %)

150 (64 %)

50 (21 %)

34 (15 %)

234