Female 59 years old Reason: several weeks of left knee pain, Baker's cyst History: several weeks of left knee pain, Baker's cyst; minimal improvement with PT MENISCI: There is a complex tear of the medial meniscus at the junction of the posterior horn and body including a radial component which may be complete. The anterior horn appears intact. There is also a poorly defined abnormal signal intensity within the inner third of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus extending to both the tibial and femoral articular surface likely representing additional degenerative tearing.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is tricompartmental osteoarthritis with full-thickness cartilage loss most severely affecting the patellofemoral and medial compartments with underlying subchondral cysts in the patella and femoral trochlea. There is tricompartmental osteophyte formation.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate and collateral ligaments are intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism is intact.ADDITIONAL
1.Osteoarthritis and Baker's cyst as described above.2.Tears of the medial and lateral meniscus and other findings as described above.