Had An Injury In My Right Knee While Playing Soccer. Done MRI. What Does The Report Indicate?

Question : hi Doctor

I injured my right knee while playing soccer and the MRI report mentions following information.

1. Undisplaced subchondral fracture in lateral tibial condyle
2. Grade II signal change is noted in posterior horn of medial meniscus

Forgot to add the below is also mentioned in the report as well.

3. Grade 1 sprain is noted in medial collateral ligament.
4. Mild Joint Effusion.

thanks

Hi Doctor,

Thanks for the info. To give you more detail.

It happened 3 weeks ago and the doctor advised me to use the knee belt/brace for 4-5 weeks and this week i.e. after 3 weeks he asked me to do knee exercises.
I have been doing so for the last 2-3 days and can see some progress i.e. I am am able to bend the knee a bit more compared to 3 days ago.

Also to add there has been no swelling or I think a very little swelling since the injury. Even today there is no swelling in the knee.

But there is extreme pain while I do these exercises like bending knee while laying on bed, or lifting the leg while sitting on chair. Although after few raps the pain comes down a bit and I am able to bend the knee more. Remember its been 2-3 days only since I started the exercises.

Actually I am more concerned about the meniscus and medial collateral ligament. Few questions -

1. What is the severity level of these two things in my report?
2. And for these two injuries what are the chances of recovering fully (without surgery) and to be able to play soccer.
3. In case surgery is required, then can I go back to play soccer again in future?


Thanks, XXXXXXX

Thanks Doctor for the reply. One last question.

Is signal change different to a tear? I mean what is the significance of "Grade II" signal change here?

thanks