Traumatic dislocations of the knee can result in significant soft tissue damage including multiligamentous and meniscal knee injury. When a meniscal tear involves the posterior horn, the meniscus loses one of its attachments to the tibia and can become extruded from the joint. Stener-like lesions of the knee have been reported throughout the literature; however, they have been exclusively described as a distal tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) lying superficial to the pes anserine tendon which prevents anatomic healing. The purpose of this report is to present a previously unreported unique variant of a lateral meniscus tear in the setting of a MLKI. In this case presentation, the lateral meniscus became extruded superficial to the intact lateral collateral ligament (LCL) resulting in a Stener-like lesion. Corrective recognition of lesions like these and timely surgical intervention is recommended to restore native anatomy and prevent chronic pain, instability, and premature degenerative disease. Level IV, Case report.
Keywords: Knee; Meniscus; Open root repair; Stener lesion.
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