Arthroscopy strategy to obtain surgical access to peripheral lateral tibial plateau for arthroscopic assisted reduction & internal fixation of fractures.

ABSTRACT: Current standard of open surgical approach for lateral tibial plateau fractures is lateral submeniscal arthrotomy for obtaining visual and instrumentation access to peripheral meniscus covered part where fractures are often located. Anterior parapatellar arthrotomy is used less often as it is associated with soft tissue complications and provides access to only central uncovered part. Lateral submeniscal arthrotomy achieves necessary access by surgical division of meniscotibial attachments and superior retraction of thus detached meniscus. Arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation (ARIF), with its portals placed anteriorly obtains efficient viewing as well as instrumentation access to central part but; only tangential viewing access to peripheral concealed part of joint surface in mid-l

SUBMITTER: Manocha RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11127028 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature