Bucket-handle meniscal lesions: magnetic resonance imaging criteria for reparability.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting knee bucket-handle meniscal tear (BHMT) reparability.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients who underwent knee arthroscopy by a single surgeon for BHMT with prior MRI examination were included. BHMTs were diagnosed by MRI based on the association of a displaced meniscal fragment on coronal images and one of the following three signs on sagittal slices: flipped meniscus sign, double posterior cruciate ligament, and meniscal fragment within the intercondylar notch.