Male 66 years old Reason: Right knee x 5 months, no improvement with NSAIDs and injection or therapy. Pain is around patella, evaluate for chondral injury vs meniscus tear History: Right knee pain MENISCI: Both menisci are normal in morphology and signal intensity.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is diffuse thinning of the cartilage overlying the medial patellar facet and edema type signal within the superior aspect of the patella. There is no full thickness defect. The medial and lateral joint compartment cartilage is relatively well-preserved.LIGAMENTS: No significant abnormality noted. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: No significant abnormality noted.ADDITIONAL
1. Chondromalacia of the medial patellar facet cartilage with subchondral edema. No full thickness cartilage defect.2. No evidence of meniscal tear.