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What Could MRI Showing Bucket Handle Tear Of Medial Meniscus, Tricompartmental Chondromalacia Of Patella Suggest?
An MRI discovered a bucket-handle tear involvoing the body and posterior horn of the medial meniscus, and tricompartmental chondromalacia most severe involving the median ridge and lateral facet of the patella. The lateral meniscus and cruciate collateral ligaments are intact. What are my options?
Your options depends on the problem you are experiencing right now. when was the injury to your knee? is there any swelling, locking episodes, instability that you are having right now? You may end up requiring arthroscopic surgery for the same if you have problem that is persisting.
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What Could MRI Showing Bucket Handle Tear Of Medial Meniscus, Tricompartmental Chondromalacia Of Patella Suggest?
Your options depends on the problem you are experiencing right now. when was the injury to your knee? is there any swelling, locking episodes, instability that you are having right now? You may end up requiring arthroscopic surgery for the same if you have problem that is persisting.