Vertical meniscal tear
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Longitudinal meniscal tears (sometimes called a vertical tear) are a morphological subtype of meniscal tear where a component of the tear is seen extending in a vertical orientation parallel to the circumference of the meniscus.
Epidemiology
They tend to occur in younger patients following significant knee trauma.
Pathology
Subtypes
Associations
They are often always associated with significant knee injuries (especially , especially anterior cruciate ligament tears).
Location
- almost always involve the posterior
hornshorn (often peripheral third 2)
Radiographic features
MRI
They can be seen by the presence of a vertical line of increased T2/PD signal intensity contacting either the superior and/or inferior surfaces of the meniscus or both. Pure longitudinal tears spare the free edge of the meniscus.
-<p><strong>Longitudinal meniscal tears</strong> (sometimes called a <strong>vertical tear</strong>) are a morphological subtype of <a href="/articles/meniscal-tear">meniscal tear</a> where a component of the tear is seen extending in a vertical orientation parallel to the circumference of the meniscus.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>They tend to occur in younger patients following significant knee trauma.</p><h5>Subtypes</h5><ul><li><a href="/articles/wrisberg-rip">Wrisberg rip</a></li></ul><h5>Associations</h5><p>They are often always associated with significant knee injuries (especially anterior cruciate ligament tears).</p><h5>Location</h5><ul><li>almost always involve the posterior horns (often peripheral third<sup> 2</sup>)</li></ul><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>MRI</h5><p>They can be seen by the presence of a vertical line of increased T2/PD signal intensity contacting either the superior and/or inferior surfaces of the meniscus or both. Pure longitudinal tears spare the free edge of the meniscus.</p>- +<p><strong>Longitudinal meniscal tears</strong> (sometimes called a <strong>vertical tear</strong>) are a morphological subtype of <a href="/articles/meniscal-tear">meniscal tear</a> where a component of the tear is seen extending in a vertical orientation parallel to the circumference of the meniscus.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>They tend to occur in younger patients following significant knee trauma.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Subtypes</h5><ul><li><a href="/articles/wrisberg-rip">Wrisberg rip</a></li></ul><h5>Associations</h5><p>They are often associated with significant knee injuries, especially <a title="Anterior cruciate ligament tears" href="/articles/anterior-cruciate-ligament-tear">anterior cruciate ligament tears</a>.</p><h5>Location</h5><ul><li>almost always involve the posterior horn (often peripheral third<sup> 2</sup>)</li></ul><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>MRI</h5><p>They can be seen by the presence of a vertical line of increased T2/PD signal intensity contacting either the superior and/or inferior surfaces of the meniscus or both. Pure longitudinal tears spare the free edge of the meniscus.</p>
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