Bucket-handle tears of the meniscus: appearance at CT.
Before undergoing arthroscopy, 222 patients with acute, unilateral knee injuries and strong clinical evidence of a meniscal tear underwent axial computed tomography (CT) of the knee. In 53 patients, a bucket-handle meniscal tear was found, and it was repaired at arthroscopy. In 92.5% (49 of 53) of these knees, CT accurately depicted the type, location, and extent of the tear. CT also demonstrated the displaced meniscal fragment with its relationship to the attached remnant.
Manco
L G
LG
Department of Medical Imaging, Memorial Hospital, Albany, NY 12204.
Berlow
M E
ME
Czajka
J
J
Alfred
R
R
D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed