* Type III: These are characterized by a
bucket-handle tear of the labrum, with the labrum tearing and flipping into the joint with the bicep anchor still attached.
"It's called a
bucket-handle tear. I couldn't straighten my knee and it was sticking out at a right angle."
Sagittal MR images of the knee: a low-signal band parallel to the posterior cruciate ligament caused by a displaced
bucket-handle tear. Am J Roentgenol 1991;156(1):117-9.
The cause of a
bucket-handle tear may be an unyielding cervix due to fibrosis or stenosis, leading to pressure being transferred either to the anterior or posterior lip of the cervix.
A type III lesion is a
bucket-handle tear of the superior labrum with the remaining labrum and biceps anchor firmly attached.
"Nathan had what is termed a
bucket-handle tear in the meniscus cartilage," explained Martin.
A coronal T1-weighted image showed the
bucket-handle tear with the main portion of the medial meniscus seen as a truncated wedge (Figure 4).
They did not think that the condition was caused by a displaced
bucket-handle tear, because they could not move the duplicated smooth-surfaced menisci.
In this article, we report a rare case of tibial plateau fracture combined with extensive soft tissue injuries, including
bucket-handle tears (BHTs) of both the medial meniscus (MM) and the lateral meniscus (LM).
Over time, more
bucket-handle tears and complex degenerative tears were seen in his review of intraoperative diagrams and notes.
Friederich, "Measurement of meniscofemoral contact pressure after repair of
bucket-handle tears with biodegradable implants," Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, vol.
