Speckled anterior horn of lateral meniscus

Case contributed by Mohamad Ibrahim Khalil Hasan
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Knee pain. No trauma or operations

Patient Data

Age: 60
Gender: Male

MRI Knee

mri
  • Speckled high T2 signal foci in the medial cuts of the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus.
  • Denuded patellar articular cartilage.

Case Discussion

The speckled appearance of the anterior horn of lateral meniscus is due to insertion of ACL fibers into the medial aspect of the anterior horn lateral meniscus. This is a normal variant, which could be mistaken as degeneration or a tear.

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