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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Is traumatic meniscal lesion associated with acute fracture morphology changes of tibia plateau? A series of arthroscopic analysis of 67 patients.

Yan-Dong Chen, Shu-Xiang Chen, Hong-Guang Liu, Xiang-Sheng Zhao, Wen-Huan Ou, Huan-Xi Li, Hong-Xing Huang

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Yan-Dong Chen3 Institute of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Shu-Xiang ChenDepartment of Joint Trauma, Jiangmen Wuyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Jiangmen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jinan University, Jiangmen 529031, Guangdong Province, China.
Hong-Guang LiuDepartment of Joint Trauma, Jiangmen Wuyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Jiangmen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jinan University, Jiangmen 529031, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiang-Sheng ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, Jiangmen Wuyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangmen 529031, Guangdong Province, China.
Wen-Huan OuDepartment of Joint Trauma, Jiangmen Wuyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Jiangmen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jinan University, Jiangmen 529031, Guangdong Province, China.
Huan-Xi LiDepartment of Joint Trauma, Jiangmen Wuyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Jiangmen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jinan University, Jiangmen 529031, Guangdong Province, China.
Hong-Xing HuangScience and Education Section, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510378, Guangdong Province, China. hhx@gzucm.edu.cn.
Jiangmen Wuyi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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backgroundComputed tomography (CT) has become a routine preoperative examination for tibial plateau fractures (TPFs). Assessing the location of the fragment and intercondylar eminence fracture can provide clinicians with valuable information; however, the evaluation of traumatic meniscal lesion (TML) and arthroscopic management are controversial.

aimTo predict TML by three-dimensional skeletal anatomy changes in unilateral TPF and bilateral TPF on preoperative thin layer CT.

methodsAcute fracture of tibial plateau patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery between December 2017 and December 2019 were included in this retrospective study. The type, zone, and location of TMLs were diagnosed based on the operation records and/or arthroscopic videos. Measurement of three-dimensional fracture morphology included the following: Frontal fragment width of plateau, sagittal fragment subsiding distance (FSD), sagittal fracture line distance, sagittal posterior tibial slope, and transversal area ratio of fragment area) on preoperative CT three-dimensional plane. The correlation of TML with skeletal values was calculated according to unicondylar TPFs and bicondylar TPFs.

resultsA total of 67 patients were enrolled in this study, among which 30 patients had TMLs, lateral/medial (23/7). FSD was a particularly positive factor to predict TML, with odds ratio of 2.31 (1.26-5.63). On sagittal view of CT, FSD degree of 8 mm and posterior tibial slope exceeding 11.74° implied enhanced risk of TML in bicondylar TPFs. On coronal view, once fragment width of plateau surpassed 3 cm, incidence of TML reached 100%. On transverse view, area ratio of fragment as enhanced risk of 5.5% and FSD > 4.3 mm for predicting TML were observed in unicondylar TPFs.

conclusionTML can be predicted by different parameters on preoperative CT views according to unicondylar fractures and bicondylar TPFs.

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Bicondylar fractureKneePosterior tibial slopeThree-dimensional computerized tomographyTraumatic meniscal lesionUnicondylar fracture

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