Q. Is it possible to develop articular cartilage damage, chondromalacia patella, or arthritis after a quadricep tendon repair surgery?

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

So I went through your MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) images (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) and made additional observations.

1. There is evidence of thinning and irregularity of the patellar articular cartilage (evident on sagittal cuts) along with abnormal PDFS (proton density fat saturated) signal within this cartilage (evident on axial cuts, see the second set of images, fourth image from the left) suggestive of chondromalacia patellae.

2. Chondromalacia patellae can result in patella alta or a high-riding patella, for which I need to make a few measurements requiring images in a DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) format. However, measurements are impossible since you have uploaded scanned images of films provided by the laboratory. Also, I would like to know if these are the only images provided by the laboratory?

3. There is no obvious evidence of arthritic changes in the images provided.

Please note that edematous changes in bones and myofascial tissues can be post-operative or post-traumatic. Changes can last anywhere from six to eight months up to a year.

Hope this helps.

Thanks and take care.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

You can try uploading the CD (compact disk). It might work.

Hope this helps.

Thanks and take care.

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Dr. Ruchi Sharma

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