Horizontal  Cleavage  Tear

Meniscal tears are classified by the plane in which they run. Here a large tear running in the horizontal plane which almost cleaves the lateral meniscus into two is shown. The normal meniscus is low signal (black) and the tear is high signal (white). The medial meniscus is intact.

Coronal spin density images A to C, coronal STIR images D to F and a sagittal T2* image G are shown:

The second example is a horizontal cleavage type tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus which intersects the inferior meniscal surface.
Sagittal T2*, coronal STIR and coronal T1 weighted images are shown:

The third example is also a horizontal cleavage type tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus which intersects the inferior meniscal surface.
T1 weighted sagittal images:

T2 weighted sagittal images:

Coronal STIR images:

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