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Bucket handle meniscal tear

Case contributed by Yahya Baba
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left knee pain for 4 weeks.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
mri
  • displaced vertical meniscal tear of the body and the posterior horn of the medial meniscus

  • migration of the displaced fragment in the intercondylar notch (best seen in coronal sequences)

  • double delta sign

  • mild double posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sign (seen in the sagittal sequences)

  • joint effusion

  • popliteal cyst and diffuse edema of the soft tissues

Case Discussion

Typical features of a bucket handle tear of the posterior horn and body of the medial meniscus.

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