Author(s): Rabelo,Neiffer Nunes ; Rabelo,Nícollas Nunes ; Cunha,Aluísio Augusto Gonçalves ; Correia,Francisco
Date: 2013
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Anterior cruciate ligament injury bucket handle; Spontaneous resolution of bucket handle; Knee injury in trauma sports
We report a case of injury of the medial bucket handle meniscal tears (BH), which resolved spontaneously, in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The patient twisted his left knee during a fight in martial arts, progressing to pain and joint locking and a sense of distortion. In NMR it could be seen bucket-handle tear of the medial meniscus with displacement of the fragment to the intercondylar region, rupture of the lateral meniscus and ACL tear. After conservative treatment and physiotherapy, in an interval of one year, later examinations showed that there was spontaneous healing of AB
