A college football player repos knee pain along the medial joint line with intermittent locking and inability to fully extend the knee after a twisting injury to his right knee. He has a negative Lachman test and a positive McMurray test. What is the most likely diagnosis
The patient has a bucket-handle medial meniscus tear after an acute injury. Such tears are associated with knee locking and a block to full extension. These tears are more common in young patients, often associated with ACL tears, and are the most commonly missed meniscal tear on MRI.
ACL injury
PCL injury
Bucket-handle medial meniscus tear
Longitudinal veical lateral meniscus tear
Thigh, Knee,Leg,Foot & Ankle injuries