The quadruple cruciate sign of simultaneous bicompartmental medial and lateral bucket-handle meniscal tears

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 740-744

  Bugnone, Alejandro N ^a,e   Ramnath, R R ^b   Davis, S B ^c   Sedaros, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Neuroskeletal Imaging   (United States)

^c The Orthopedic Center   (United States)

^d Space Coast Orthopedics ^*  (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Lateral bucket handle meniscal tear; Medial bucket handle meniscal tear; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MOTORCYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 27744520249     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-005-0915-x     Document Type: Article

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