A bucket handle tear is a type of meniscus tear that affects your knee. According to the journal Arthroscopy Techniques, an estimated 10 percent of all meniscal tears are bucket handle tears.

A type 6 tear is a bucket handle tear, but the “flap” is torn. The glenohumeral ligaments are fibrous tissues that keep the shoulder joint together. These ligaments include the superior ...

What Is a Labrum SLAP Tear? A labrum SLAP tear is a tear in the cartilage that is part of your shoulder joint. A labrum is a rim of cartilage that goes around the socket part of a ball-and-socket ...

Many times the meniscus will slip out, and the result is a bucket-handle tear. Usually those are pretty large C-shaped meniscus tears close to the periphery of the meniscus. This bucket handle ...