26-year-old female with knee pain, instability and swelling after sports injury MENISCI: The medial and lateral menisci are intact.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is increased signal intensity within the articular cartilage of the medial facet of the patella indicating degeneration with a partial thickness fluid-filled cleft along the medial facet and superficial tearing along the median eminence. There is also mild heterogeneity of the articular cartilage of the lateral tibial plateau, which may reflect mild degeneration. The remaining articular cartilage is intact. The bone marrow signal is within normal limits.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate and collateral ligaments are intact.EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The patella tendon and quadriceps tendon are intact.ADDITIONAL
1. Degeneration and fissuring of the articular cartilage of the patella as described above.2. Intact cruciate and collateral ligaments.