Presentation
Knee trauma in a soccer match.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Lateral meniscal tear primary repair
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- Bucket handle tear of the posterior lateral meniscal horn, which is therefore flipped anteriorly, resulting the double delta sign, with the "ghost meniscus sign" present in its original location.
- Moderate knee joint effusion.
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FU study 5 mth after surgical refixation.
After repair the posterior horn is present in its anatomical location and demonstrates normal signal.
Note postoperative metal artifact laterally.
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