Thinner Tibial Spine Fracture Fragments Are Associated With Risk of Fixation Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the rate of and risk factors for failure of tibial spine fracture (TSF) repair.

Methods

This was a retrospective review of patients aged 18 years or younger with TSF who underwent arthroscopic repair performed by a single orthopaedic surgeon at a large tertiary academic hospital between 2015 and 2022. Demographic, clinical, injury, fracture, and surgical characteristics were collected. Coronal length and sagittal length and height of the fracture fragment were measured on preoperative plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging of the knee.

Results

Of 25 patients who underwent arthroscopic reduction with internal fixation of TSFs, 2 (8%) experienced fixation failure. In 16 (64%), internal fixation was performed with suture anchors, whereas 8

SUBMITTER: Benes G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844939 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature