Double-Row Suture Anchor Repair of Posterolateral Corner Avulsion Fractures.

ABSTRACT: Posterolateral corner avulsion fractures are a rare variant of ligamentous knee injury primarily described in the skeletally immature population. Injury is often related to a direct varus moment placed on the knee during sporting activities. Various treatment strategies have been discussed ranging from nonoperative management, to excision of the bony fragment, to primary repair with screws or suture. The described technique is a means for achieving fixation of the bony avulsion using principles familiar to double-row transosseous equivalent rotator cuff repair. Proximal anchors are placed in the epiphysis, and sutures are passed in horizontal mattress fashion. Once tied, the limbs of these same sutures are then passed to more distal anchors. Remaining eyelet sutures can be used to manage p

SUBMITTER: Gilmer BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621161 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature