MRI of Bucket-Handle Te a rs of the Meniscus of the Knee

oblique tear of the meniscus with an attached fragment displaced away from the donor meniscus (1,2). In order that surgical intervention is appropriate, it is important to visualize the displaced meniscal fragment as well as determine the type of meniscal injury(1,3). Several magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings have been used for the diagnosis of bucket-handle tears: (1) the double posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sign, which indicates a meniscal fragment flipped anterior to the PCL, simulating two ligaments (1,2,4); (2) the flipped meniscus sign, which indicates a fragment flipped anteJ Korean Radiol Soc 1999;41:8 01-8 0 6