MRI report

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

I know you gave this decision a great deal of thought and totally understand

why. I'm sure you were hoping that the MRI would give you the option to implant

the right side and were disappointed when you got this news. Somehow, we all

want to hold on tight to that last little bit of our own hearing we have even if

it doesn't really provide us with any usable hearing. I'm sorry that it didn't

really turn out the way you hoped but I feel pretty sure you were prepared for

this since you have made your decision to go forward with the CI anyway. I

feel certain that you will achieve more than environmental sounds because of

your decision to have a CI. I am hoping for November for you also. November

is a good time for the surgery as it's quite possible that you too will be able

to hear the beautiful sounds of the holiday season. We all seem to look forward

to that.

Keep that positive attitude. There are good things destined for your future.

Alice

I have just heard from Seattle that my MRI showed partial nerve in the

acoustic neuroma side and full nerve on the left side. The recommendation is

to go

with a CI on the left side so I wrote and told them that is what I will do.

I've thought about it long and hard and am willing to give up that last shred

of hearing in the left ear since it does me little good. Even if I just get

environmental sound (which I have now) I will be no worse off than I am now

and my feeling is that I will achieve much more than that!

Now to set it up for November.

Thinking positively,

Pam Savage (in Anchorage)

[Guest guest]

Pam,

You've definitely made the right decision. I can identify with your

feelings of keeping your hearing in your left ear. I don't know how

many years I went only using " environmental sounds " . I do know that

the day I realized the environment was silent was almost as

devastating as losing hearing for the first time. Fortunately,

common sense came to my rescue and I looked myself straight in the

eye and said you have two choices: continue as a deaf person

and " accept " what has happened, or, 2) be evaluated as quickly as

possible for the cochlear implant. I'm glad you've chosen to receive

the CI and Good Luck on your journey.

--Gayle

> I have just heard from Seattle that my MRI showed partial nerve in

the

> acoustic neuroma side and full nerve on the left side. The

recommendation is to go

> with a CI on the left side so I wrote and told them that is what I

will do.

>

> I've thought about it long and hard and am willing to give up that

last shred

> of hearing in the left ear since it does me little good.

[Guest guest]

MRI's don't show everything due to the width between slices. My last knee MRI

showed a small meniscal tear but I had a big one. I think " signals " means the

consistency of the meniscal cartilage isn't what the radiologist would expect to

find in a normal knee. Or it could mean the MRI machine, with all its bravado

and pomp, isn't seeing a tear as a tear.

Your pain could be from the subluxing patella & consequent chondromalacia (you

don't have to have advanced chondromalacia for it to hurt enough to keep you

from doing things) and/or a meniscal tear. The only way to find out is to get

an arthroscopy, and as long as they're inside the knee, if they find meniscal

tears, they'll " fix " them by cutting out the area where they are. And you can

ask the doc to do a lateral release for your subluxed patella so it'll stop

wearing away articular cartilage.

Some people here haven't had good results from a lateral release, but I did

(done 11 yrs ago). However, despite the fact that they don't touch a thing on

the bearing surfaces, it takes a long time for the pain from the surgery to

subside. (Even so, I think it's worth it).

By now, I can tell the difference between chondromalacia pain, because it's

under the kneecap, and meniscal tear pain, because it's more deep in the knee.

If you concentrate on your pain, can you tell where it is?

The aching at the end of the day is probably extra fluid inside the knee. I've

found ice to be very helpful. Currently, I'm suffering from my last knee

surgery, which I had done because I thought the surgeon who, a year before,

" fixed " a really bad meniscal tear, hadn't gotten the whole thing because I

still had pain, almost exteriorly, on the lateral knee, right at the joint. Now

having had that " fixed " I'm much worse. OTOH, after my first meniscal tear

operation (different knee, different surgeon), in Jan. 2004, I had no down time

& haven't had any more tears in that knee.

I think I'm going to have to get a whole new knee because the meniscus in my

left knee seems to be crumbling. Sigh.

I think you have a good chance of getting your knee fixed.

Ann

MRI Report

I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was really

nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right knee

only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

The whole report says:

The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but no overt

tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but no

overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and popliteus

tendon remain intact.

The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon are

intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation and its

articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent with

early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation is

noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no baker's

cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to correlate to

the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain walking and

pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and this

report says " early " .

So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears? Maybe

that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

more " aching " at the end of the day.

Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My name is Darlena and I haven't posted in awhile. I have

Chondromalacia in both knees. In Dec 06, right after Christmas, I

got hurt on my job, tripping over a box. I also have Fibromyalgia,

Chronic Fatigue. It wretched my whole body, but I felt my L knee pop.

I worked for a primary care family practice in medical records, but

couldn't be seen there because of conflict. I stayed of work the

next 2 days because I was in so much pain. Finally, that Friday

night, I had my dtr take me to the ER. They just looked at my

swollen knee, gave me a pain RX and sent me home. No xray's, mri,

nothing. This is the hospital/healthcare system I worked for. Monday

I went back to work and was sent to employee health, then to an

orthopedic dr. He did xrays and could see the Chondromalacia. I had

so much pain in my hip, he gave me a shot of cortizone. I was set up

for PT and gentle massage. I can't handle deep massage with my Fibro.

The next week, I went back, no improvement, pain worse. Dr ordered

and MRI. Showed medium meniscus tear. Sent to Ortho surgeon. He

decided to do surgery to repair the tear and do a lateral release.

This was scheduled for 4/5. In the mean time my mother got sick, and

within 2 weeks passed away from lung cancer. My boss and fellow

employee's were treating me terribly because I was on medical

restrictions and wasn't able to pull my weight. When I woke up from

the surgury, I was told I had an ACL tear, not a menescus tear.

Those MRI's are not very accurate. The doctors know this, but can

only go by what they think they see. I was out of work for 3 wks,

went through PT, and then went back to work. After 2 wks of even

worse abuse, I walked out. I'd tried going to HR, they would not

back me up for being discriminated against on the job, mental

harrassment, and bullying. The mgr actually wrote me up my first day

back for being slow. I wasn't on crutches anymore, but I sure

couldn't move very fast or carry much weight. This all sent me into

a Fibro flare up from the stress. My boyfriend at the time kept

telling not to put up with it and leave. So I finally decided that

last day if one more thing happened or one more person said anything

to me I was out of there. Sure enough, someone " told " on me for

pushing a cart of charts that I'd been telling them were overflowing

in that area for hours. My immediate boss came to me and told me by

law she had to report me and write me up. I told her she could write

up whatever she had to, I wasn't signing it, I'd had enough. I got

my stuff together and left.

Anyway, sorry for getting off track and writing a book. My point is

MRI's are not accurate in my opinion. Sometimes they just don't know

what is going on till they get in there. Not what anyone wants to

hear I know, but it's the truth. I've had so many health problems

and worked in the medical field for so long I know both sides. Being

the patient is not who I want to be. Most of these doctors today

don't listen, rush you your appt, don't document properly - that's

the scariest thing.

I'm going to apply for SSDI. I tried working for Mayo Clinic and had

pretty much the same experience. Now, I've given up working and

enrolled in school. I got married the end of May and my hsb is 100%

behind me.

I still have to have my R knee done, lateral release. I am one who

believes it really helped me. Neither knee will ever be the same,

but then, neither will any of my body. Any improvement is worth it

at this point.

Darlena

>

> MRI's don't show everything due to the width between slices. My

last knee MRI showed a small meniscal tear but I had a big one. I

think " signals " means the consistency of the meniscal cartilage

isn't what the radiologist would expect to find in a normal knee.

Or it could mean the MRI machine, with all its bravado and pomp,

isn't seeing a tear as a tear.

>

> Your pain could be from the subluxing patella & consequent

chondromalacia (you don't have to have advanced chondromalacia for

it to hurt enough to keep you from doing things) and/or a meniscal

tear. The only way to find out is to get an arthroscopy, and as

long as they're inside the knee, if they find meniscal tears,

they'll " fix " them by cutting out the area where they are. And you

can ask the doc to do a lateral release for your subluxed patella so

it'll stop wearing away articular cartilage.

>

> Some people here haven't had good results from a lateral release,

but I did (done 11 yrs ago). However, despite the fact that they

don't touch a thing on the bearing surfaces, it takes a long time

for the pain from the surgery to subside. (Even so, I think it's

worth it).

>

> By now, I can tell the difference between chondromalacia pain,

because it's under the kneecap, and meniscal tear pain, because it's

more deep in the knee. If you concentrate on your pain, can you

tell where it is?

>

> The aching at the end of the day is probably extra fluid inside

the knee. I've found ice to be very helpful. Currently, I'm

suffering from my last knee surgery, which I had done because I

thought the surgeon who, a year before, " fixed " a really bad

meniscal tear, hadn't gotten the whole thing because I still had

pain, almost exteriorly, on the lateral knee, right at the joint.

Now having had that " fixed " I'm much worse. OTOH, after my first

meniscal tear operation (different knee, different surgeon), in Jan.

2004, I had no down time & haven't had any more tears in that knee.

>

> I think I'm going to have to get a whole new knee because the

meniscus in my left knee seems to be crumbling. Sigh.

>

> I think you have a good chance of getting your knee fixed.

>

> Ann

>

>

>

> MRI Report

>

>

> I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was

really

> nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right knee

> only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

>

> Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

> 1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

>

> The whole report says:

>

> The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but no

overt

> tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

>

> The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but no

> overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and

popliteus

> tendon remain intact.

>

> The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

>

> The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon

are

> intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation

and its

> articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent

with

> early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

> present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation

is

> noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no

baker's

> cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

>

> I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to correlate

to

> the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain

walking and

> pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and

this

> report says " early " .

>

> So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

> of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears?

Maybe

> that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

> more " aching " at the end of the day.

>

> Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My OS wouldn't even do an MRI... he said that the MRI could tell him a

little, but it wouldn't tell him anything he *really* needed to know, like

true size and thickness of lesions and the state of the synovium. He did an

arthroscopy and found that with my grade 4 patella, all the crud that had

been breaking off every time I flexed my knee (causing my crunching noises)

had created a nasty case of synovitis, which was likely the cause of a great

deal of my pain.

I suspect that MRI's can be useful in giving a general idea of what's going

on, but it's no substitute for getting in there with a camera.

Meg.

On 9/8/07, briannan23 <briannan23@...> wrote:

>

> I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was really

> nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right knee

> only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

>

> Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

> 1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

>

> The whole report says:

>

> The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but no overt

> tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

>

> The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but no

> overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and popliteus

> tendon remain intact.

>

> The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

>

> The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon are

> intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation and its

> articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent with

> early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

> present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation is

> noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no baker's

> cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

>

> I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to correlate to

> the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain walking and

> pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and this

> report says " early " .

>

> So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

> of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears? Maybe

> that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

> more " aching " at the end of the day.

>

> Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

>

>

>

--

Truth is not determined by a majority vote. -- Doug Gwyn

[Guest guest]

Wow! What a saga! I know exactly what you mean about how you were treated at

work. I'm sorry they did that to you, and also that you have FM and CFS. That

makes life so much harder for you. I hope you're able to get relief from the

pain and find a way to get more energy. And I hope you " get your knees back " .

I hope the SSDI comes through right away. I've heard that they automatically

reject you the first two times, so don't let that discourage you. I filed for

Workers' Comp because my boss had me crawling under desks to get computer serial

numbers, even though I'd told her I had bad CP and this was making it worse.

Used a Workers' Comp lawyer. The State (my employer) kept insisting that I go

back to the same orthopod (theirs, paid to say nothing was wrong with me) and I

finally just gave up. Esp. since my lawyer was too overwhelmed with WC claims

to stay current on my case. But I urge you to stick with the SSDI application

-- they should eventually come through.

Ann

MRI Report

>

>

> I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was

really

> nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right knee

> only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

>

> Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

> 1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

>

> The whole report says:

>

> The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but no

overt

> tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

>

> The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but no

> overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and

popliteus

> tendon remain intact.

>

> The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

>

> The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon

are

> intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation

and its

> articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent

with

> early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

> present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation

is

> noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no

baker's

> cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

>

> I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to correlate

to

> the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain

walking and

> pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and

this

> report says " early " .

>

> So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

> of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears?

Maybe

> that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

> more " aching " at the end of the day.

>

> Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

At least it could be counted on to show that I have a good amount of

cartilage behind my patella, right? Seems like it would show if I

had a big gaping hole or no cartilage at all.

I guess I just don't want to jump into any kind of surgery, even a

scope, because I know it makes some people worse...unless I really

needed it.

I am still early into this, so I would still like to see what other

conservative options they give me. I really want the MRI on my

other knee though.

> >

> > MRI's don't show everything due to the width between slices.

My

> last knee MRI showed a small meniscal tear but I had a big one.

I

> think " signals " means the consistency of the meniscal cartilage

> isn't what the radiologist would expect to find in a normal

knee.

> Or it could mean the MRI machine, with all its bravado and pomp,

> isn't seeing a tear as a tear.

> >

> > Your pain could be from the subluxing patella & consequent

> chondromalacia (you don't have to have advanced chondromalacia

for

> it to hurt enough to keep you from doing things) and/or a

meniscal

> tear. The only way to find out is to get an arthroscopy, and as

> long as they're inside the knee, if they find meniscal tears,

> they'll " fix " them by cutting out the area where they are. And

you

> can ask the doc to do a lateral release for your subluxed

patella so

> it'll stop wearing away articular cartilage.

> >

> > Some people here haven't had good results from a lateral

release,

> but I did (done 11 yrs ago). However, despite the fact that they

> don't touch a thing on the bearing surfaces, it takes a long

time

> for the pain from the surgery to subside. (Even so, I think it's

> worth it).

> >

> > By now, I can tell the difference between chondromalacia pain,

> because it's under the kneecap, and meniscal tear pain, because

it's

> more deep in the knee. If you concentrate on your pain, can you

> tell where it is?

> >

> > The aching at the end of the day is probably extra fluid

inside

> the knee. I've found ice to be very helpful. Currently, I'm

> suffering from my last knee surgery, which I had done because I

> thought the surgeon who, a year before, " fixed " a really bad

> meniscal tear, hadn't gotten the whole thing because I still had

> pain, almost exteriorly, on the lateral knee, right at the

joint.

> Now having had that " fixed " I'm much worse. OTOH, after my first

> meniscal tear operation (different knee, different surgeon), in

Jan.

> 2004, I had no down time & haven't had any more tears in that

knee.

> >

> > I think I'm going to have to get a whole new knee because the

> meniscus in my left knee seems to be crumbling. Sigh.

> >

> > I think you have a good chance of getting your knee fixed.

> >

> > Ann

> >

> >

> >

> > MRI Report

> >

> >

> > I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was

> really

> > nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right

knee

> > only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

> >

> > Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

> > 1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

> >

> > The whole report says:

> >

> > The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but

no

> overt

> > tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

> >

> > The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but

no

> > overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and

> popliteus

> > tendon remain intact.

> >

> > The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

> >

> > The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon

> are

> > intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation

> and its

> > articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent

> with

> > early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

> > present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation

> is

> > noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no

> baker's

> > cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

> >

> > I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to

correlate

> to

> > the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain

> walking and

> > pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and

> this

> > report says " early " .

> >

> > So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

> > of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears?

> Maybe

> > that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

> > more " aching " at the end of the day.

> >

> > Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

An MRI would show whether your cartilage was thick or thin (so would an X-ray),

but not necessarily the " divots " where cartilage has worn off in spots -- the

chondromalacia.

Ann

MRI Report

> >

> >

> > I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was

> really

> > nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right

knee

> > only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

> >

> > Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

> > 1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

> >

> > The whole report says:

> >

> > The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but

no

> overt

> > tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

> >

> > The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but

no

> > overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and

> popliteus

> > tendon remain intact.

> >

> > The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

> >

> > The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon

> are

> > intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation

> and its

> > articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent

> with

> > early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

> > present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation

> is

> > noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no

> baker's

> > cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

> >

> > I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to

correlate

> to

> > the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain

> walking and

> > pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and

> this

> > report says " early " .

> >

> > So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

> > of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears?

> Maybe

> > that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

> > more " aching " at the end of the day.

> >

> > Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> >

> > MRI's don't show everything due to the width between slices. My

> last knee MRI showed a small meniscal tear but I had a big one. I

> think " signals " means the consistency of the meniscal cartilage

> isn't what the radiologist would expect to find in a normal knee.

> Or it could mean the MRI machine, with all its bravado and pomp,

> isn't seeing a tear as a tear.

> >

> > Your pain could be from the subluxing patella & consequent

> chondromalacia (you don't have to have advanced chondromalacia for

> it to hurt enough to keep you from doing things) and/or a meniscal

> tear. The only way to find out is to get an arthroscopy, and as

> long as they're inside the knee, if they find meniscal tears,

> they'll " fix " them by cutting out the area where they are. And you

> can ask the doc to do a lateral release for your subluxed patella

so

> it'll stop wearing away articular cartilage.

> >

> > Some people here haven't had good results from a lateral release,

> but I did (done 11 yrs ago). However, despite the fact that they

> don't touch a thing on the bearing surfaces, it takes a long time

> for the pain from the surgery to subside. (Even so, I think it's

> worth it).

> >

> > By now, I can tell the difference between chondromalacia pain,

> because it's under the kneecap, and meniscal tear pain, because

it's

> more deep in the knee. If you concentrate on your pain, can you

> tell where it is?

> >

> > The aching at the end of the day is probably extra fluid inside

> the knee. I've found ice to be very helpful. Currently, I'm

> suffering from my last knee surgery, which I had done because I

> thought the surgeon who, a year before, " fixed " a really bad

> meniscal tear, hadn't gotten the whole thing because I still had

> pain, almost exteriorly, on the lateral knee, right at the joint.

> Now having had that " fixed " I'm much worse. OTOH, after my first

> meniscal tear operation (different knee, different surgeon), in

Jan.

> 2004, I had no down time & haven't had any more tears in that

knee.

> >

> > I think I'm going to have to get a whole new knee because the

> meniscus in my left knee seems to be crumbling. Sigh.

> >

> > I think you have a good chance of getting your knee fixed.

> >

> > Ann

> >

> >

> >

> > MRI Report

> >

> >

> > I got it on Tuesday, and picked up the report today. I was

> really

> > nervous, but it doesn't seem bad. The MRI was on the right knee

> > only, I wish the doctor had done both knees.

> >

> > Anyway, it says on the conclusion part:

> > 1. Early patellar chondromalacia described above.

> >

> > The whole report says:

> >

> > The medial meniscus contains grade 1 signal posteriorly, but no

> overt

> > tear. The medial collateral ligament complex remains intact.

> >

> > The lateral meniscus contains grade 2 signal posteriorly, but

no

> > overt tear. The lateral collateral ligament complex and

> popliteus

> > tendon remain intact.

> >

> > The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are intact.

> >

> > The quadriceps tendon, retinacula, patella and patellar tendon

> are

> > intact, but the patella demonstrates mild lateral subluxation

> and its

> > articular cartilage contains diffuse inhomogeneity consistent

> with

> > early chondromalacia. No subchondral edem or cyst formation is

> > present, however. No evidence of previous patellar dislocation

> is

> > noted. Only a small amount of joint fluid is present and no

> baker's

> > cyst is oted. No evidence of bone bruise or occult fracture.

> >

> > I feel a bit relieved, but this report doesn't seem to

correlate

> to

> > the amount of crunching, consistent pain, occasional pain

> walking and

> > pain with stairs I've been having. The doc said grade 3, and

> this

> > report says " early " .

> >

> > So I am looking online, but can't find a straight definition

> > of " grade 1 and 2 signals " , I think it means meniscus tears?

> Maybe

> > that is causing me some pain as well. Lately I've been having

> > more " aching " at the end of the day.

> >

> > Anyway, I see the doc later this week, thanks for reading!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Hubby finally got his mri back, he has been in so much pain and

doesnt go back to the surgeon till the end of March. Can anyone put

this into plain english for me??? Thanks so much wvaray

There is loss of intervertebral disc height at L4-5.There is loss of

T2-weighted signal in the L3-4, 4-5, and 5-1 intervertebral discs.

There are bilateral pedicle screws from L3 through L5.

L3-4 shows a mild diffuse disc bulge, which causes mild bilateral

inferior foraminal narrowing.

L4-5 shows minimal residual disc present. No canal or foraminal

narrowing is apparent.

L5-S1 shows a mild diffuse disc bulge as well as asymmetic facet

degenerative change right greater than left. This results in moderate

right sided foraminal narrowning and mild left sided inferior

foraminal narrowing.

Conclusion: Postoperative changes. There is moderate right sided

foraminal narrowing at L5-S1secondary to a disc bulge in facet

degenerative change. Less severe foraminal narrowing at L3-4

secondary to a mild diffuse disc bulge.