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MR imaging of bucket-handle tears of menisci of the knee
PENG Ru-chen  SHEN Xiu-zhi  ZHANG Dian-ping  XIN Rui-qiang 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.06.012.


[Abstract] Objective: To analyze the MRI manifestation of bucket-handle tears of menisci of the knee.Materials and Methods: Sixteen patients with bucket-handle tears of menisci of the knee were studied with MRI. All the signs were summarized and analyzed, including double posterior cruciate ligament sign, double anterior cruciate ligament sign, flipped meniscus sign, absent bow tie sign, internal displaced fragment sign and abnormal circumferential meniscus sign.Results: Of 16 cases, the double posterior cruciate ligament signs were seen in 8 cases, the double anterior cruciate ligament signs were seen in 2 cases, the internal displaced fragment signs were seen in 16 cases, the abnormal circumferential meniscus signs were seen in 16 cases, the absent bow tie signs were seen in 16 cases, and the flipped meniscus signs were seen in 3 cases.Conclusion: Bucket-handle tears of menisci of the knee has some characteristic manifestations on MRI. MRI is an effective examination method to bucket-handle tears of menisci of the knee.
[Keywords] Knee joint；Menisci；Injuries；Magnetic resonance imaging

PENG Ru-chen* Department of Radiology, Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China

SHEN Xiu-zhi Department of Radiology, Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China

ZHANG Dian-ping Department of Radiology, Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China

XIN Rui-qiang Department of Radiology, Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China

*Correspondence to: Peng RC, E-mail: pengrc908@sohu.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2010-04-03
Accepted  2010-09-15
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.06.012
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.06.012.

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