Please help me with this MRI reading

[saber138]

I can’t really understand this pat of the MRI result. Its an MRI of my right knee. Please help me with this.

Findings:
There is patchy bone marrow edema within the lateral femoral condyle. The femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament is not clearly identified.

Impression:
The femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament is not identified. A full-thickness rupture is suspected. There is bone marrow edema within the lateral femoral condyle.

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

A patchy bone marrow edema is indicative of a reactive inflammation, which could occur secondary to injury as well. With the MRI findings it is likely to be a full thickness or near full thickness tear, though this can only be confirmed by direct visualization. I would suggest consulting your orthopedician for appropriate management.
Hope this helps.

Take care!

[saber138]

It says "A full-thickness rupture is suspected". Therefore they're not sure if there is a full tear or not. I can walk fine but after couple of mins of walking i feel pain. Do you think it's fully torn?