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Bucket-handle meniscal tear in a 9-year-old girl: a case report and review of the literature

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Authors: Nooh, Anas 1 ; Waly, Feras 2 ; Abduljabbar, Fahad H. 1 ; Janelle, Chantal 3 ; 

Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, Volume 25, Number 6, November 2016, pp. 570-572(3)

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000261

Bucket-handle meniscal tears used to be rare in children younger than 10 years of age. However, nowadays, we encounter more cases because of increased sport and recreational activities. In this paper, we report on a 9-year-old girl who presented with an isolated medial meniscal bucket-handle tear of the right knee and review the literature for similar cases. Bucket-handle meniscal tears are rare in young children. However, it should be ruled out in patients with knee pain and mechanical symptoms following knee injury.

Keywords: arthroscopy; bucket handle; child; gymnast; meniscal tear

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal Children Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 2: Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal Children Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia 3: Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal Children Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Publication date: 01 November 2016

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