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Question: In asymptomatic patients, what is the clinical course of
meniscal lesions diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging?Design: Inception cohort study with follow-up of =2 years (mean,
30 mo).Setting: An orthopaedic hospital in Zurich, Switzerland.Patients: 100 patients who were referred for magnetic resonance
imaging for suspected meniscal lesions in one knee and no symptoms in the
other were followed. Patients were =18 years of age, had no pain in the
asymptomatic knee before presenting for magnetic resonance imaging, had not
experienced disruptions of work or sports activity because of knee problems,
and had not had knee surgery. 84 patients (mean age, 44 y; 57% men) completed
the study.