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Objective:To discuss the surgical strategies for anteromedial tibial plateau compression fracture complicated with posterolateral corner injury.Methods:From 2015 January to 2020 July, 18 patients with anteromedial tibial plateau compression fracture complicated with posterolateral corner injury were admitted to Department Ⅲ of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. They were 11 males and 7 females, aged from 28 to 57 years (average, 38.6 years). By the CT three-column theory, all their fractures were medial column ones; by the Fanelli classification, there were 5 cases of type B and 13 cases of type C. Seventeen patients with fresh fracture were treated with arthroscopic ligament reconstruction and meniscus repair followed by primary reduction and fixation of tibial plateau fracture. The one patient with obsolete injury was treated with high tibial osteotomy around the knee joint and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Recorded were the patients' fracture healing time, knee Lysholm score, joint range of motion and complications.Results:The 17 patients with fresh injuries were followed up for 12 to 24 months (average, 18.4 months). Their fracture healing time ranged from 12 to 24 weeks (average, 17.7 weeks). By one year after surgery, their knee extension reached 0° and their knee flexion from 120° to 135° (average, 131.9°); their knee Lysholm scores ranged from 88 to 95 points (average, 91.2 points). The one patient with old injuries was followed up for 18 months, with fracture healing time of 18 weeks, knee range of motion from 0° to 120° and knee Lysholm score of 86 points by one year after operation. None of the patients reported such complications as neurovascular injury, wound infection, internal fixation failure or nonunion.Conclusion:For anteromedial tibial plateau compression fracture complicated with posterolateral corner injury, primary repair and reconstruction can restore knee joint stability, leading to fine therapeutic outcomes.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of arthroscopic treatment of tibial intercondylar eminence avulsion fracture in pediatric patients without epiphyseal interference.Methods From February 2010 to February 2014,18 children patients with avulsion fracture of tibial eminence were admitted.They were 12 boys and 6 girls,from 7 to 14 years of age (average,10.4 years).Four cases were complicated with meniscus injury and 2 with medial collateral ligament injury.The mean time from injury to surgery was 4.5 days (range,from 2 to 7 days).According to Meyers-McKeever classification,13 children were type Ⅱ and 5 type Ⅲ.They were treated with Ultrabraid sutures arthroscopically.After reposition,the bone fragments were fixated to the distal epiphysis of tibial tubercle through the inferior of transverse ligament of knee to avoid epiphyseal injury.Anterior drawer test,Lanchman test,pivot shift test and Lysholm knee scoring were conducted at all clinical follow-up visits to assess functional recovery.Results All children were followed up from 10 to 24 months (average,15 months).The X-ray examination demonstrated bone union in all cases.At the end of follow-up,all children achieved satisfactory recovery of range of motion without complications like joint stiffness,joint relaxation,dysfunction or epiphyseal injury.The anterior drawer test,Lanchman test and pivot shift test were all negative at the last follow-up.The mean Lysholm knee scores improved significantly from preoperative 45.6 ± 7.4 to 92.4 ± 5.8 at the final follow-up (t =-25.403,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Bone reposition under arthroscopy with suture fixation is reliable and minimally invasive in the treatment of avulsion fractures of tibial intercondylar eminence in pediatric patients.