Chronic knee pain MENISCI: There is blunting and abnormal signal intensity of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus representing undersurface tearing which extends into the body and to the tibial articular surface. This is best appreciated on series 6 images 19 through 22. The lateral meniscus is intact.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is a tiny, near full-thickness to full-thickness articular cartilage defect seen within the medial tibial plateau (series 6 image 19 and series 4 image 11). There is heterogeneity of the articular cartilage representing degeneration but otherwise no full-thickness defects are appreciated. The articular cartilage of the lateral compartment is intact. There is near full-thickness degeneration and loss of the articular cartilage of the medial patellar facet.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate and collateral ligaments are intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: No significant abnormality noted.ADDITIONAL
1. Tearing of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus.2. Articular cartilage loss and degeneration further detailed above which is most notable in the medial patellar facet.