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CASE REPORT
Multiple hybrid sutures of bucket handle injury on the lateral and medial meniscus of the knee
  1. Diego Costa Astur1,
  2. Bruno Silveira Pavei2,
  3. Camila Cohen Kaleka2,
  4. Moises Cohen3
  1. 1Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia from UNIFESP/EPM, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, CETE- Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte, São Paulo, Brazil
  2. 2Knee Surgery Department, Instituto Cohen, São Paulo, Brazil
  3. 3Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, CETE - Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte, São Paulo, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Dr Moises Cohen, m.cohen{at}uol.com.br

Summary

The objective of the study is to show possibilities of several combinations of suture techniques in a rare bicompartmental bucket handle injury. According to specific injury characteristics, combined suturing techniques were used. The option for different meniscal suture techniques in the two knee compartments allowed the patient, after completing the treatment, to return to his activities with a preserved meniscus. Although meniscectomy continues to be a chosen technique in bucket handle injury, we attempted to show a case of bicompartmental meniscal suture with different techniques. In this, which could be a case of rapid resolution and quick return to activities with bicompartmental meniscectomy, we chose to preserve the menisci with more complex techniques and longer rehabilitation, believing that the preservation of this structure could be extremely valuable in the long term.

  • orthopaedics
  • knee injuries
  • meniscal tears

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Footnotes

  • Contributors MC: project coordinator and assisted in every step of this article. DCA, CCK and BSP: writers and reviewers of the article.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.