35 year old female with pain and weakness with a sense of instability of the left knee for 2 weeks. Due to the patient's body habitus, the dedicated knee coil was not able to be used. A cardiac coil was utilized for this examination.MENISCI: The medial meniscus appears intact. The lateral meniscus appears intact.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is focal signal heterogeneity along the medial facet of the patella indicating near full-thickness to full-thickness articular cartilage degeneration. The articular cartilage of the medial and lateral tibiofemoral compartments is within normal limits.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate and collateral ligaments appear intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism appears intact.ADDITIONAL
Mild focal degeneration of the articular cartilage of the medial facet of the patella. Otherwise, no specific findings to account for the patient's knee pain.