Fairbank's changes

Fairbank's changes are signs seen on an AP radiograph of the knee after menisectomy.[1]

They include squaring of the femoral condyles, peak eminences, ridging, and joint space narrowing.

References

  1. ↑ Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 30B (4): 664–670. November 1948. PMID 18894618. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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