Spontaneous Healing of a Displaced Bucket-Handle Tear of the Lateral Meniscus in a Child
The Journal of Korean Knee Society
;
: 65-67, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-759157
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arthroscopy
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Menisci, Tibial
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Follow-Up Studies
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Range of Motion, Articular
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Knee
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
The Journal of Korean Knee Society
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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