tear of the posterior horn and medial meniscus...

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MRI of the left knee which was read by Dr. ___ His impression:

Degenerative osteophytes of the lateral femoral tibial condyle. Small

amounts of fluid seen in the suprapatellar bursa. Osteochondritis of the

lateral femoral condyle. s/l **Intrasubdance** tear is seen of the

posterior horn and medial meniscus...

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((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- Roxanne -:¦:-

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CS Grad April 2002--MD Medscripts 2 months

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At this site:

http://www.radinfonet.com/cme/helms3/helms3_01.htm ,

I found this about a third of the way down under the heading

" Intra-Substance Degeneration " :

<snip> Meniscal signal that does not disrupt an articular surface is

representative of intrasubstance degeneration, which is myxoid degeneration

of the fibrocartilage. It most likely represents aging and normal wear and

tear. It is not felt to be symptomatic and cannot be diagnosed clinically or

with arthroscopy. Some choose, therefore, not to mention intrasubstance

degeneration in the radiology interpretation. It is only reported if it is

so pronounced and so close to the edge that it could be misinterpreted as a

tear. There are many cases where an unnecessary arthroscopy was performed

because a grade one or a grade two " tear " was dictated.

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To: nmtc

Subject: tear of the posterior horn and medial meniscus...

Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 17:21:27 -0500

MRI of the left knee which was read by Dr. ___ His impression:

Degenerative osteophytes of the lateral femoral tibial condyle. Small

amounts of fluid seen in the suprapatellar bursa. Osteochondritis of the

lateral femoral condyle. s/l **Intrasubdance** tear is seen of the

posterior horn and medial meniscus...

..· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-

¸.·´ .·´¨¨))

((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- Roxanne -:¦:-

-:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*

CS Grad April 2002--MD Medscripts 2 months

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