Flap tear

Last revised by David Luong ◉ on 27 Jul 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Hanh L, et al. Flap tear. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66594

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66594

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/66594

rID:

66594

Article created:

26 Feb 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

27 Jul 2021, David Luong ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised David Luong had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

A flap tear is a type of meniscal tear that commonly comprises of a displaced flap fragment.

horizontal tears can give rise to flap tears, which can be classified as superior or inferior when displaced. Superior flaps arise from the superior surface of the meniscus and inferior flaps from the inferior surface.
oblique tears could also give rise to flaps which are mechanically unstable and that are associated with mechanical symptoms²