Incidence and Prognostic Significance of the Segond Fracture in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Segond fracture is an avulsion of the anterolateral tibia that can be found in patients with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. It is currently unclear if the Segond fracture needs treatment or if it heals spontaneously and if it is associated with an increased risk of failure after ACL reconstruction. PURPOSE:To identify the incidence and spontaneous healing rate of Segond fractures in a consecutive cohort of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction and to examine the predictive value of the Segond fracture on the risk of undergoing revision surgery. STUDY DESIGN:Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS:A retrospective review of a cohort undergoing isolated ACL reconstruction between 2002 and 2016 was performed. Radiographs from the time of injury and preoperative r

SUBMITTER: Slagstad I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7163245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature