title: Bucket handle tear of a discoid medial meniscus. Arthroscopic diagnosis--partial excision. A case report.
abstract: A case of a rare, large discoid medial meniscus with a bucket-handle tear is described. The radiogram was normal and the clinical impression was torn medial meniscus. A diagnostic arthroscopy revealed an unusually large medial discoid meniscus with a bucket-handle tear. Open partial excision was performed following the arthroscopy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries