Female 37 years old; Reason: Evaluate for medial meniscal tear and possible chondromalacia patella. The exam is slightly limited due to patient motion artifact, particularly on the axial sequence.MENISCI: The menisci appear intact.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: Subjectively there appears to be thinning of the articular cartilage along the lateral facet of the patella superiorly, with what appears to be more focal degeneration along the medial eminence. A focus of low signal intensity within the articular cartilage of the medial facet of the patella likely represents additional degeneration, but the cleft seen on the prior study is no longer visible. The articular cartilage of the medial and lateral compartments appears intact. Bone marrow signal intensity is within normal limits.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate and collateral ligaments are intact.EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism is intact.ADDITIONAL
Mild degeneration of the articular cartilage of the patella, that has perhaps progressed slightly when compared to the prior study, but we see no meniscal tear.