HONG Guqi , LÜ Tianrun , CHEN Qun , SONG Lijun , HUANG Xiaowen , ZUO Qiang
  • Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China;
ZUO Qiang, Email: zuoqiang1985@nimu.edu.cn
Tibial plateau fracture; soft tissue injury; staged management; internal fixation; short-term effectiveness
10.7507/1002-1892.202205080
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Objective  To evaluate short-term effectiveness of staged management for complex tibial plateau fracture with severe soft tissue injury. Methods  A clinical data of 12 patients with complex tibial plateau fractures and severe soft tissue injuries between July 2017 and March 2021 and met the selection criteria was retrospectively analyzed. There were 7 males and 5 females with an average age of 43.1 years (range, 33-58 years). All patients were traffic accident injuries and admitted to hospital within 24 hours after injury. The tibial plateau fractures were closed fractures. According to the Schatzker classification standard, the fractures were rated as type Ⅳ in 3 cases, type Ⅴ in 4 cases, and type Ⅵ in 5 cases. According to the Tscherne classification standard, the soft tissue injuries were rated as grade Ⅱ in 4 cases and grade Ⅲ in 8 cases. The treatment of all patients was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage, emergency trans-articular fracture fixation with external fixator was performed; in the second stage, the fracture reduction and internal fixation were performed and bone cement was implanted to fill the bone defect; in the third stage, the bone cement was removed and the bone graft was performed to repair defect. All patients performed joint function exercise after operation as early as possible. Results  There was no neurological symptom after all staged managements, the incisions healed by first intention, and no complications such as incision infection or necrosis occurred. All patients were followed up 6-32 months (mean, 16.9 months). The fractures were all anatomical reduction confirmed by the X-ray films after operation. During follow-up, there was no obvious loss of reduction, loosening and rupture of internal fixator, or collapse of the articular surface. All fractures healed after 14-20 weeks (mean, 17.6 weeks). The posterior slope angle of the tibial plateau was (9.7±2.3)° and the varus angle was (3.9±1.9)° immediately after bone grafting, and were (8.5±2.9)° and (4.3±1.9)° respectively at 6 months after operation. There was no significant difference between the two time points (t=0.658, P=0.514; t=−1.167, P=0.103). At last follow-up, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score was 85-96 (mean, 91.2), and the range of motion of knee was 110°-135° (mean, 120.9°). Conclusion  The staged management for complex tibial plateau fracture with severe soft tissue injury can obtain good short-term effectiveness, but the long-term effectiveness needs to be further followed up.

Citation： HONG Guqi, LÜ Tianrun, CHEN Qun, SONG Lijun, HUANG Xiaowen, ZUO Qiang. Short-term effectiveness of staged management in treatment of complex tibial plateau fracture with severe soft tissue injury. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022, 36(10): 1249-1254. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202205080 Copy

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