Bucket Handle Meniscal Tear Mri
The bow tie rule 1 2 is a useful mr interpretation sign that should increase a reader s sensitivity for the detection of bucket handle tears.
Bucket handle meniscal tear mri. A bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus is present with a displaced medial meniscal bucket handle fragment within the medial aspect of the intercondylar notch. The acl graft has an unusually vertical configuration. Intermeniscal ligament vertical tear of posterior rim patient is status post acl reconstruction surgery. Bucket hand tears can manifest as sensitive but not specific signs 1.
A bucket handle tear of the meniscus occurs on the outer portion of the meniscus cartilage and causes a vertical slice through the meniscus. They more commonly occur in the medial meniscus and are often associated with anterior cruciate ligament acl tears.