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Grade III chondromalacia

Case contributed by: Dr Roberto Schubert

Presentation:

Chronic anterior knee pain when running or climbing. History of ACL repair.

Patient Data:

Age: 38
Gender: Male
Race: Black/African American
From the case: Grade III chondromalacia
Modality: MRI

T2 fat sat

Unsharp "villous" contours and hyperintensity of the cartilage on the medial retropatellar surface. Joint effusion. No subchondral cysts or oedema.

Case Discussion:

These findings would correspond to chondral fibrillation on arthroscopy.

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