<s>[INST] I HAVE JOINT EFFUSION AND A SMALL NONDISPLACED SUBCHONDRAL FRACTURE INVOLVING MEDIAL ASPECT MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE WITH ADJACENT BONE MARROW EDEMA AND MILD LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN/PARTIAL TEARS ARE NOTED INVOLVING THE FEMORAL ATTACHMENT OF THE MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT AND FEMORAL ATTACHMENT OF THE TIBIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT WHAT IS BEST TREATMENT [/INST] Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You have an undisplaced fracture and partial tears of ligaments that can heal with proper immobilization in a cast for 6 weeks. I hope this information has been helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal </s>