Spontaneous Healing of a Displaced Bucket-Handle Tear of the Lateral Meniscus in a Child
10.5792/ksrr.2015.27.1.65
- Author:
Jae Hwi HAN
1
;
Jae Gwang SONG
;
Jae Ho KWON
;
Kyung Woon KANG
;
Daviesh SHAH
;
Kyung Wook NHA
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Ilsan, Korea. kwnhamj@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Knee;
Lateral meniscus;
Bucket-handle tear;
Child
- MeSH:
Arthroscopy;
Child;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Knee;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Menisci, Tibial;
Range of Motion, Articular
- From:The Journal of Korean Knee Society
2015;27(1):65-67
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bucket-handle tears less frequently occur in the lateral meniscus than in the medial meniscus. An 11-year-old male patient complained of painful swelling and locking due to a displaced bucket-handle tear of the lateral meniscus. We recommended an arthroscopic surgery; however, the patient left the hospital without surgical treatment. Six weeks afterwards, he returned without any complain of pain and he regained full range of motion. The final follow-up magnetic resonance imaging showed reduction of the torn meniscal fragment without any signal changes suggestive of a meniscal tear. We report a rare case of an isolated displaced bucket-handle tear of the lateral meniscus in an 11-year-old patient that healed spontaneously without surgical intervention.
