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Review
. 2013 Jun 11;48(1):100-103.
doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2012.05.004. eCollection 2013 Jan-Feb.

Spontaneous healing of bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus associated with ACL tear

Neiffer Nunes Rabelo  1 , Nícollas Nunes Rabelo  2 , Aluísio Augusto Gonçalves Cunha  2 , Francisco Correia Junior  3
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Spontaneous healing of bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus associated with ACL tear

Neiffer Nunes Rabelo et al. Rev Bras Ortop. .

Abstract

We report a case of injury of the medial bucket handle meniscal tears (BH), which resolved spontaneously, in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The patient twisted his left knee during a fight in martial arts, progressing to pain and joint locking and a sense of distortion. In NMR it could be seen bucket-handle tear of the medial meniscus with displacement of the fragment to the intercondylar region, rupture of the lateral meniscus and ACL tear. After conservative treatment and physiotherapy, in an interval of one year, later examinations showed that there was spontaneous healing of AB.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament injury bucket handle; Knee injury in trauma sports; Spontaneous resolution of bucket handle.

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NMR on the right knee, showing the bucket handle tear in a longitudinal slice.
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NMR on the right knee, showing the bucket handle tear in a transverse slice.
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NMR on the right knee, one year after conservative treatment, with spontaneous resolution of the bucket handle tear seen in a longitudinal slice.
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NMR on the right knee, one year after conservative treatment, with spontaneous resolution of the bucket handle tear seen in a transverse slice.
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