Reason: eval for meniscal tear History: knee pain for months with crepitus; clicking; pain with ADL's; no swelling; some instability; history of trauma MENISCI: Bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus. There is perhaps an additional horizontally oriented tear through the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. Lateral meniscus is normal in morphology and signal characteristics. ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is mild heterogeneity of the patellar cartilage consistent with minimal degeneration. The cartilage of the trochlea, lateral compartment, and medial compartment are within normal limits.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate ligaments and collateral ligaments are intact. There is mild edema between the IT band and lateral femoral condyle, which conceivably reflects mild IT band friction syndrome.EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon are intact.ADDITIONAL
Bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus and other findings as above.