67-year-old female with right knee pain and recurrent falls. MENISCI: There is intrasubstance degeneration within the body of the lateral meniscus, but we see no definite tear. Additionally, there is perhaps fraying of the undersurface of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, but we see no discrete tear. ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: There is mild to moderate diffuse degeneration of the articular cartilage of the patella. There is a small, focal full thickness defect along the articular cartilage of the medial femoral condyle, best seen on coronal image 14 of series 9. There is a subcentimeter, amorphous, and somewhat lobulated focus of abnormal signal intensity within the anterior aspect of the medial tibial plateau that may represent a small vascular malformation or cartilaginous rest, but this is of questionable significance.LIGAMENTS: The cruciate, lateral, and medial ligaments are intact. EXTENSOR MECHANISM: The extensor mechanism is intact. There is minimal edema anterior to the patella and patellar tendon, which is not necessarily of clinical significance. ADDITIONAL
Mild to moderate diffuse degeneration of the articular cartilage of the patella, and other findings as described above. 