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"Urgent knee arthroscopy is recommended. Meniscal repair with the displaced meniscal fragment is flipped back and stitched is firstly considered, especially in young patients. If meniscal fragment is torn or frayed, partial meniscectomy is done. Post-operative rehabilitation with protected weight bearing and physical therapy are also needed 4."

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"Urgent knee arthroscopy is recommended. Meniscal repair with the displaced meniscal fragment is flipped back and stitched is firstly considered, especially in young patients. If meniscal fragment is torn or frayed, partial meniscectomy is done. Post-operative rehabilitation with protected weight bearing and physical therapy are also needed 4."

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Adjectival Hyphens
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"Urgent knee arthroscopy is recommended. Meniscal repair with the displaced meniscal fragment is flipped back and stitched is firstly considered, especially in young patients. If meniscal fragment is torn or frayed, partial meniscectomy is done. Post-operative rehabilitation with protected weight bearing and physical therapy are also needed 4."

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"horizontal meniscal flap tear (hemi-bucket-handle tear): is an undersurface flap tear of the meniscus, horizontal in orientation, with displaced meniscal fragment in the intercondylar notch while the meniscus is still present in place and often treated with meniscectomy 5"

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Acronyms
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"double PCL sign (bucket-handle tears of the medial meniscus) - on sagittal view"

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