Repair of meniscal tears associated with tibial plateau fractures: a review of 15 cases. 2012

Miguel Ángel Ruiz-Ibán, and Jorge Diaz-Heredia, and Elena Elías-Martín, and Santos Moros-Marco, and Ignacio Cebreiro Martinez Del Val
Unidad de Cirugía Artroscópica, Departamento de COT, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Cta Colmenar Km 9.100, Madrid 28034, Spain. drmri@hotmail.com

BACKGROUND Tibial plateau fractures are frequently associated with meniscal tears. Little is known about the results of meniscal repair in this group of patients. OBJECTIVE To determine the results of repair of meniscal tears found during arthroscopically assisted reduction and internal fixation (ARIF) of tibial plateau fractures. METHODS Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS In a cohort of 51 tibial plateau fractures treated with ARIF, 15 associated meniscal tears (15 knees) in 14 patients were repaired. There were 12 peripheral longitudinal tears of the lateral meniscus, 1 longitudinal peripheral tear of the medial meniscus, 1 full-thickness radial tear of the lateral meniscus, and 1 bird-beak tear of the lateral meniscus. Repairs were performed using an outside-in technique for the anterior horn and all-inside repair for the body and posterior horn lesions. Mean (SD) age at operation was 47.3 (14.0) years. Patients were followed for a mean (SD) of 4.83 (1.01) years and evaluated using the Rasmussen, Honkonen, Lysholm, Tegner, and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores. A second-look arthroscopy was performed in 13 knees a mean (SD) of 14.2 (10.1) months after the initial surgery. RESULTS The mean (SD) Rasmussen score was 29.1 (0.96). Thirteen of 15 patients scored good or excellent results in all Honkonen sections. The mean (SD) Lysholm score was 88.6 (12.4). The mean (SD) IKDC score was 79.3 (19.3). There was a small decrease of the activity level according to the Tegner score when compared with the preoperative situation (1.20 [1.82], P = .022). There were not any meniscal symptoms in any case. Of the 13 menisci evaluated with second-look arthroscopy, 12 had healed completely and a radial tear had healed partially in the vascular zone. In one of the cases that healed, a new tear was found in a different location. CONCLUSIONS Meniscal repair of tears associated with tibial plateau fractures has good results. All patients had good or excellent clinical results. Second-look arthroscopy confirmed complete healing in 92% of meniscal tears when performed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007718 Knee Injuries Injuries to the knee or the knee joint. Injuries, Knee,Injury, Knee,Knee Injury
D008297 Male Males
D008592 Menisci, Tibial The interarticular fibrocartilages of the superior surface of the tibia. Lateral Menisci,Medial Menisci,Menisci, Lateral,Menisci, Medial,Semilunar Cartilages,Tibial Menisci,Meniscus, Medial,Meniscus, Tibial,Tibial Meniscus,Cartilage, Semilunar,Cartilages, Semilunar,Lateral Meniscus,Medial Meniscus,Meniscus, Lateral,Semilunar Cartilage
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070600 Tibial Meniscus Injuries Injuries to the TIBIAL MENISCUS of the leg. Bucket Handle Tears,Flap Tears,Tibial Meniscus Tears,Torn Tibial Meniscus,Bucket Handle Tear,Flap Tear,Injuries, Tibial Meniscus,Injury, Tibial Meniscus,Meniscus Injuries, Tibial,Meniscus Injury, Tibial,Meniscus Tear, Tibial,Meniscus Tears, Tibial,Meniscus, Torn Tibial,Tear, Tibial Meniscus,Tears, Flap,Tears, Tibial Meniscus,Tibial Meniscus Injury,Tibial Meniscus Tear,Tibial Meniscus, Torn
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001182 Arthroscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy and surgery of the joint. Arthroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgery,Surgery, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgeries,Arthroscopic Surgical Procedure,Arthroscopies,Procedure, Arthroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Arthroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Arthroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Arthroscopic

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