Right knee pain MENISCI: There is poorly defined intermediate signal in the body of the lateral meniscus suggesting degeneration and perhaps undersurface fraying, but we see no discrete tear. There is no discrete tear in the medial meniscus.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is moderate to severe degeneration of the articular cartilage of the lateral facet of the patella with underlying subchondral cysts. There is also focal degeneration and perhaps delamination of the articular cartilage of the medial facet of the patella. There is a focal defect of the articular cartilage of the medial facet of the femoral trochlea inferiorly with underlying subchondral cyst formation. There is mild degeneration of the articular cartilage of the lateral tibial plateau beneath the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus with underlying degenerative signal abnormality. Mild heterogeneity of the articular cartilage of the lateral femoral condyle posteriorly suggests mild degeneration. There is moderate degeneration of the articular cartilage of the medial femoral condyle posteriorly with underlying subchondral cysts and signal abnormality. There are small osteophytes about the knee.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate and collateral ligaments are intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism is intact.ADDITIONAL
Tricompartmental cartilage degeneration and other findings as described above.