November 16, 2007

self portrait, 16nov07


my second arthroscopy, this time on the right knee.
the mri scan report sounded most poetic...

"...body and posterior horn
of medial meniscus shows
a bucket handle tear.
the torn fragment is
in the intercondylar region.

complete tear
of the anterior cruciate ligament
from its femoral attachment
with retraction of its distal fibers...."