59-year-old female with knee pain MENISCI: There may be some degenerative fraying along the undersurface of the posterior horn root junction of the medial meniscus, however no discrete tear is identified. The lateral meniscus is intact.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is diffuse thinning along the lateral facet of the patella with areas of partial thickness cartilage loss. There is full-thickness cartilage loss along the medial patellar facet with a small amount of edema in the underlying bone. The trochlear cartilage is intact. There is mild thinning of the articular cartilage along the lateral femoral condyle. The articular cartilage of the medial compartment is intact.LIGAMENTS: The ACL and PCL are intact. The MCL and lateral collateral ligament complex is intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism is intact. There is a small amount of prepatellar edemaADDITIONAL
1.No discrete meniscal tear is identified.2.Full-thickness cartilage loss along the medial patellar facet.3.Small joint effusion.