title: MRI imaging of displaced meniscal tears: Report of a case highlighting new potential pitfalls of the MRI signs.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been found to be an excellent imaging tool for meniscal injuries. Various MRI signs have been described to detect displaced meniscal injuries, specifically the bucket-handle tears. Although these signs are quite helpful in diagnosing meniscal tears, various pitfalls have also been reported for these signs. Double anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sign refers to presence of a linear hypointense soft tissue anterior to the ACL, which represented the flipped bucket-handle tear of the meniscus. Disproportional posterior horn and flipped meniscus signs represent asymmetrically thickened horns of the menisci due to overlying displaced meniscal fragments. We report a case wherein MRI of the knee showed tear and displacement of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) and vastus medialis complex, medial collateral ligament (MCL), and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) mimicking these signs. To our knowledge, internally displaced MPFL and MCLs have not been described as mimics for displaced meniscal fragments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sector 62, Phase VIII, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sector 62, Phase VIII, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rahat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sector 62, Phase VIII, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Shaleen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rana
keywords: Bucket-handle tear; disproportional posterior horn; double anterior cruciate ligament sign; flipped meniscus sign; knee; magnetic resonance imaging
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