Combined medial and lateral bucket handle meniscus tears with associated complete anterior cruciate ligament tear-a case report

Authors

  • Muhammad Amir Sohail Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Amna Bashir Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Umair Ul Hassan Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8153

Keywords:

Complete ACL tear, combined medial & lateral bucket handle, meniscus tears

Abstract

The majority of meniscal tears in bucket handles are associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) impairment. Its a rare condition which is rarely encountered when the meniscus has a bucket handle on both sides of the compartment. Here we present the case of a 28-year-old male cricket player with a total ACL rupture, a double Posterior Cruciate ligament (PCL) sign on MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), an uncommon occurrence of a complex bucket handle rupture of the medial meniscus with a double PCL sign. It was a complete ACL tear and displaced bucket handle medial meniscus that was also visible on the magnetic resonance imaging. In this report, double PCL sign was shown on MRI and that was confirmed during the arthroscopic procedure.

Keywords: Complete ACL tear, combined medial & lateral bucket handle, meniscus tears.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Amir Sohail, Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Assistant professor 

orthopaedics unit 2 

jinnah hospital Lahore

Amna Bashir, Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Physiotherapist

Orthopaedics Unit 2

Jinnah Hospital  Lahore

Umair Ul Hassan, Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Post graduate resident 

Orthopaedics unit 2

jinnah hospital lahore

Published

2023-10-30

How to Cite

Sohail, M. A., Bashir, A., & Umair Ul Hassan. (2023). Combined medial and lateral bucket handle meniscus tears with associated complete anterior cruciate ligament tear-a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(11), 2257–2259. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8153

Issue

Section

CASE REPORT