Case Report
Double-Layered Lateral Meniscus Accompanied by Meniscocapsular Separation
Table 1
Reported findings of a double-layered lateral meniscus.
| Author | Ethnicity | Sex | Age | Side | History of trauma | Symptom | Symptom duration | Type of double-layered lateral meniscus | Associated pathology |
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Suzuki et al. [6] | Japanese | Male | 14 | R | + | Lateral pain, clicking, giving way | 3 m | Connected | — | L | − | Connected | — | Japanese | Female | 16 | L | + | Lateral pain, giving way, locking | 3 y | Separated | — |
| Kim et al. [3] | Korean | Male | 50 | R | + | Lateral pain, clicking, giving way | 3 y | ? | R. discoid lateral meniscus and cartilage lesion of lateral femoral condyle |
| Okahashi et al. [5] | Japanese | Male | 53 | L | + | Lateral pain | 15 y | Separated | L. lateral tibial plateau fracture |
| Karataglis et al. [2] | Indian | Male | 57 | L | − | Lateral pain, clicking, giving way | 1 y | Separated | L. patellar subluxation |
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Takayama et al. [7] | Japanese | Male | 19 | R | − | Lateral pain | 2 y | Connected | R. bucket handle tear of lateral meniscus | L | − | Connected | — | Japanese | Male | 13 | R | − | Lateral pain, clicking | 8 m | Connected | — | L | − | Connected | — |
| Checa [1] | ? | Male | 12 | L | − | Effusion | ? | ? | L. discoid lateral meniscus |
| Wang et al. [8] | Chinese | Female | 46 | L | − | Lateral pain, clicking | 1 m | Connected | L. cartilage injury to medial femoral condyle |
| Lee et al. [4] | Korean | Male | 22 | R | − | Lateral pain | 6 m | Separated | — |
| Present report | Japanese | Male | 19 | R | + | Lateral pain clicking, locking | 2 y | Connected | R. meniscocapsular separation of lateral meniscus |
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L: left; R: right.
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