bucket handle tear


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A vertical tear of most of the medial meniscus in the knee with displacement of fragment toward notch

bucket handle tear

A longitudinal tear, usually beginning in the middle of a meniscus (cartilage) of the knee.
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This case is emblematic because it demonstrates the fact that a displaced bucket handle tear of the meniscus evidenced by MRI does not define whether the extension deficit is actually due to a mechanical block.
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Once I had a bit of knee ligament trouble and everyone knew I had something called a 'bucket handle tear'.
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The type III lesion (9%) is a bucket handle tear of the superior labrum, with the remaining portions of the labrum and biceps anchor remaining firmly attached.
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Its upper side was folded to the intercondylar notch behaving as a bucket handle tear (Figure 2).
Symptomatic Bilateral Torn Discoid Medial Meniscus Treated with Saucerization and Suture

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