55-year-old female with bilateral osteoarthritis, walking with a cane, limping, difficulty climbing stairs. Evaluate for meniscal tear. There is intermediate/high T2 signal along the subcutaneous soft tissues anterior to the patella.
1. Articular cartilage degeneration along the medial facet of the patella with full-thickness extension to the subchondral bone surface with underlying bone marrow edema.2. Small knee joint effusion. 3. Inflammatory changes within the subcutaneous soft tissues anterior to the patella.4. No evidence of meniscal tear as clinically questioned.