Medial knee pain MENISCI: There is a horizontal cleavage type tear of the body and posterior horn of the medial meniscus with additional fraying/degenerative tearing of the free edge of the posterior horn. The anterior horn of the medial meniscus is intact. The lateral meniscus is intact.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is edema within the medial femoral condyle that surrounds a small focus of low signal intensity in the subchondral bone just above the body of the medial meniscus. This edema type signal may be degenerative in etiology but could also represent a small subchondral insufficiency fracture. There is relatively mild edema within the medial tibial plateau. Subjectively, the articular cartilage of the weightbearing portion of the medial compartment appears thinned particularly along the medial tibial plateau but we see no fluid-filled articular cartilage defects. A tiny superficial defect is noted along the articular cartilage of the lateral tibial plateau. The articular cartilage of the patellofemoral compartment is relatively spared.LIGAMENTS: There is edema along the superficial band of the MCL. This is nonspecific in nature and could represent a sprain in the appropriate clinical context but may also be secondary to the underlying medial compartment pathology described above. The remaining cruciate and collateral ligaments are intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: No significant abnormality noted.ADDITIONAL
Horizontal cleavage type tear of the medial meniscus with other findings described above.