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Bucket-handle tears of the meniscus: appearance at CT
L G Manco1, M E Berlow, J Czajka
1Department of Medical Imaging, Memorial Hospital, Albany, NY 12204.
Radiology
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
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.