Simultaneous bicompartmental bucket handle meniscal tears with a clinically competent Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20843338.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1186/1749-799X-5-68 and PMC identifier 2945976.
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Abstract
Bucket handle meniscal tears (BHMT) of the knee occur infrequently (approximately 10% of meniscal injuries). Simultaneous, bicompartmental BHMT are extremely rare. Previously, these have only been reported in association with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The pathomechanism of this injury was thought to be due to the lack of knee stability following the ACL injury. We present a case of a 38 year old male patient with bicompartmental BHMT with a clinically competent ACL. This highlights the need for clinical and radiological suspicion of simultaneous BHMTs even in the presence of an intact ACL.