Bilateral bucket handle medial meniscal tears of the knee: A case report
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, cilt.4, sa.10, ss.926-928, 2013 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 10
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.06.020
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.926-928
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Buckle handle, Meniscal tear, Bilateral
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
INTRODUCTION Meniscal tears may cause knee pain and functional impairment. Bilateral bucket-handle meniscal tears is an uncommon condition. PRESENTATION OF CASE This report presents the case of a 35-year-old male patient with bilateral bucket handle medial meniscal tears that occurred nonsimultaneously. The lesions were treated arthroscopically with partial resection in one knee and meniscal suture in the other. DISCUSSION Bucket handle meniscal tear of meniscus without underlying meniscal, ligamentous pathology or lower limb deformity is a rare condition. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, bilateral bucket handle medial meniscal tears without underlying meniscal anomalies have been reported in only two cases before, and our case is the third one. © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Surgical Associates Ltd. All rights reserved.