48-year-old male with elbow pain. Evaluate ulnar collateral ligament from the tear. Suboptimal examination secondary to the inability to use a dedicated elbow coil. A flex coil was utilized resulting in suboptimal image quality. Additionally, severely limited examination secondary to a the inability to properly position the patient and respiratory motion artifact related to the patient's ventilator.LIGAMENTS: Note is made of postsurgical changes consistent with the patient's history of prior ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction and ulnar nerve transposition. There is no convincing evidence of re-tear of the ulnar collateral ligament on this limited examination. Foci of metallic susceptibility artifact are presumably postsurgical in etiology. TENDONS: The common flexor and extensor tendons appear intact.ARTICULAR SURFACES AND BONE: There is near full thickness articular cartilage degeneration along the capitellum with underlying subchondral signal abnormality. Severe degenerative changes affect the elbow joint. 2 foci of metallic susceptibility artifact, consistent with surgical anchors, are identified within the olecranon. No additional bone marrow signal abnormality is identified. Multiple subcentimeter ossicles are identified along the medial and lateral epicondyles.SURROUNDING STRUCTURES: Note is made of postsurgical changes consistent with the stated history of ulnar nerve release. Linear low signal intensity abnormality along the medial aspect of the elbow presumably represents scarring from prior surgery.ADDITIONAL
1. Severely limited examination without convincing evidence of re-tear of the ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction. 2. Severe degenerative changes affect the elbow. 3. Moderate-sized elbow joint effusion.