Treatment of Fracture of the Tibial Intercondylar Eminence with Arthroscopic Pull-Out Suture.
- Author:
Jung Han YOO
;
Yong Wook PARK
;
Jin Sub KIM
;
Yung Khee CHUNG
;
Sun O YU
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tibia;
Intercondylar eminence fracture;
Arthroscopic pull-out suture technique
- MeSH:
Humans;
Knee;
Sutures*;
Tibia
- From:Journal of the Korean Knee Society
1998;10(1):50-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of arthrocopic treatment for the avulsion fracture of intercondylar eminence of the tibia and of the technique of arthroscopically assisted reduction and fixation through pull-out suture method. Between January 1995 and May 1997, three patients were underwent arthroscopic reduction and suture fixation for type 0 of avulsion fracture of intercondylar eminence of tibia and were followed up. The result of two patients were graded as normal and one as nearly normal by the criteria of the International Knee Documentation Committee(IKDC) rating scale. The advantages of this technique include no retained hardware and ability to treat comminuted fracture(type g ). We describe technique of arthroscopic reduction and suture fixasion for displaced avulsion fractures, including those with comminution of intercondylar eminence of tibia.
