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. These ...

Types of meniscus tears include radial, horizontal, flap, complex, and bucket-handle. All can compromise the knee, where this C-shaped cartilage is found. The part of the meniscus these tears affect, ...