Figure 3.

Meniscal root tear classification system illustrated in posterior medial meniscal root. Type 1: partial stable tear. Type 2: Complete radial tear within 9 mm from attachment. Type 3: Bucket-handle tear with complete root detachment. Type 4: Complex oblique or longitudinal tear with complete root detachment. Type 5: Bony avulsion fracture of the root attachment. (Reproduced with permission from: LaPrade CM, James EW, Cram TR, Feagin JA, Engebretsen L, LaPrade RF. Meniscal Root Tears. Am J Sports Med. 2015;43(2):363-9