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Simultaneous bucket handle tear of both medial and lateral menisci of a knee with chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency

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Bucket handle meniscus tears constitute about 10% of all meniscal tears. Bucket handle tears of medial meniscus is three times more than lateral meniscus. Most of these tears are associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. Lateral meniscus lesions are more common with acute ACL deficiency, where medial meniscus lesions are more associated with chronic ACL deficiency. We identified bucket handle tears of each meniscus of a 30-year-old male patient while performing diagnostic arthroscopy during ACL reconstruction procedure. We present an ACL deficient knee with bucket handle tears of medial and lateral meniscus of the same knee and discuss the treatment.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Ozgur Cetik, Meric Cirpar, Fatih Eksioglu & Murad Uslu

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Cetik, O., Cirpar, M., Eksioglu, F. et al. Simultaneous bucket handle tear of both medial and lateral menisci of a knee with chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 14, 356–359 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-005-0665-2

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