Male 56 years old Reason: Eval for meniscus injury History: Lateral Knee Pain MENISCI: No significant abnormality noted.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is diffuse cartilage thinning at the patellofemoral joint. There is a full thickness cartilage defect, measuring at least 1.3 cm, in the lateral patellar facet with reactive marrow edema in the underlying patella. There is a full thickness cartilage defect in the lateral femoral condyle which measures approximately 1.5 cm with reactive marrow edema in the underlying femur. There is cartilage thinning in the medial joint compartment without full thickness cartilage defect. Osteophytes are identified projecting off the medial and lateral femoral condyles.LIGAMENTS: No significant abnormality noted. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: No significant abnormality noted.ADDITIONAL
1. Full thickness cartilage defect as described above with at least 3 ossified loose bodies within the joint.2. 3.4-cm multilobulated fluid collection at the insertion of the medial gastrocnemius is suspicious for a ganglion cyst.