Left knee locking. Assess for meniscal pathology. Evaluation of the knee is limited by metallic susceptibility artifact resulting from what I presume to be orthopedic hardware in the distal femur.MENISCI: I see no meniscal tear.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: I see no defects in the articular cartilage not distorted by the aforementioned metallic stability artifact.LIGAMENTS: The proximal fibers of the anterior cruciate ligament are distorted by artifact, but the ligament appears intact on the sagittal intermediate-weighted series. The posterior cruciate ligament appears intact. The medial collateral ligament appears intact although its proximal attachment is distorted by artifact. The lateral collateral ligament complex appears intact.EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism is intact.
Limited study due to metallic susceptibility artifact arising from what I presume to be orthopedic hardware in the distal femur. Given this limitation, I see no meniscal pathology or other specific findings to account for the patient's knee locking.