Please help..getting frustrated

1. Status post ACL Reconstruction w/interference screws seen in the femur and the tibia.
( The MRI shows that you have had an ACL reconstructions using metal screws)

2. Moderate intra-articular effusion w/retropatellar osteoarthritis.
(Swelling behind the kneecap with arthritis present)

3. Linear and complex tear of the mid and anterior horn of the lateral meniscus.
(Striaght and complex tear of the mid to front horn of the meniscus around the outward part of the knee)

4. Enthesophytosis of the patellar tendon.
(Word not found in medical dictionary, concerning your knee cap tendon)

5. Anterior parameniscal cyst along the anterior tibial plateau.
(A cyst located in the menesicus located in the front part, top part of the shin bone, at the joint line)

This is the best I could do with what you posted and what the online medical dictionary defined the terms.

I did this with my MRI report because most of it didn't make sence to me either.

You're getting some horrible help. What hospitals are you going to?

It sounds like your activities and job are contributing to your knee problems. 8 miles of walking every night is....a lot of walking. It sounds like the retropatellar osteoarthritis is exactly your problem - you have BONE CHIPS floating around by the patellar tendon. That's not a good sign.

Hi guys-
I appreciate this forum, and would like any advice/help. I'm 36, and had an ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair in 1993. I'm actve athletically and on my job. About a year ago, I began to have pain and swelling in my reconstructed knee and swelling in the back of the knee that looked like a clump of veins. I went to the specialist I was referred to, and he only ordered an X-Ray, which he said looked fine because the cartilage spacing was adequate. As for my pain, he said it was prob. due to some chondramalicia. Well, a year later (now) the knee pain and swelling persisted. I went back to the same Dr. who ordered another X-Ray and saw some bone chips by the patellar tendon. He said he wasn't even sure if this was the source of pain. This time, however he ordered an MRI (shouldn't this have been done a year ago?) and a bone scan (why?). I have the results of the MRI. Can someone interpret this?

Impression:
1. Status post ACL Reconstruction w/interference screws seen in the femur and the tibia.
2. Moderate intra-articular effusion w/retropatellar osteoarthritis.
3. Linear and complex tear of the mid and anterior horn of the lateral meniscus.
4. Enthesophytosis of the patellar tendon.
5. Anterior parameniscal cyst along the anterior tibial plateau.

I have since changed specialists. The last straw was when the former Dr. would not even give me a note to be off work for one night, even though the job requires me to walk and be on my feet for ten hours. He claimed he wouldn't do it because he hadn't received the results of the MRI yet. I guess the fact that I was hopping on only one leg wasn't a good enough excuse. Anyway, I have not seen the new specialist, and would appreciate any impressions. Thanks a million.