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  • Title: The distinct prediction standards for radiological assessments associated with soft tissue injuries in the acute tibial plateau fracture.
    Author: Wang J, Wei J, Wang M.
    Journal: Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol; 2015 Jul; 25(5):913-20. PubMed ID: 25749752.
    Abstract:
    The goal of this study was to assess the incidence of soft tissue injury in the tibial plateau fracture by magnetic resonance image (MRI) and reveal the relationship between the articular widening/depression and the risk of meniscus and ligament disorder. A total of 54 patients with tibial plateau fracture were indicated for operative intervention. Soft tissue injuries were assessed by MRI. Meniscus, anterior/posterior cruciate ligaments and medial/lateral collateral ligaments injuries on MRI were evaluated. The articular widening/depression was measured in picture archiving and communication systems. Schatzker classification of fracture types was not significantly associated with soft tissue injuries. The rates of soft tissue injury in types IV and II (respectively, 85.7 and 74.1 %) were higher than those in other types. The meniscus injury was the most common soft tissue damage, and the incidence of meniscus injury was 55.6 %. When LPDCT and LPWCT were, respectively, about 7.6 mm and 10.1 mm and LPDX-ray and LPWX-ray, respectively, 5.6 and 7.4 mm, more attention should be paid on the collateral and cruciate ligament injuries in types I, II and III. Furthermore, when LPWCT and LPWX-ray were, respectively, about 10.3 and 8.6 mm, the collateral and cruciate ligaments were susceptible to injury in types IV and V. In conclusion, tibial plateau fracture can occur high morbidity of soft tissue injury, including meniscus and ligament disorder. X-ray and CT scan had different predicting standards for soft tissue injury, and the articular widening/depression in the tibial plateau was associated with meniscus and ligament injuries.
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