Bucket handle medial meniscus tear with double PCL sign

Case contributed by Mina Sameh Rizk
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma to the knee

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male

Torn body and posterior horn of medial meniscus with large component is flipped medially and located within the intercondylar notch giving the characteristic "double PCL" sign, best appreciated on sagittal sequences.

Full thickness tear of ACL.

Double PCL sign.

Case Discussion

A post traumatic case shows characteristic "double PCL sign" indicating bucket handle tear of medial meniscus.

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