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Open Reduction vs Arthroscopic Reduction & Internal Fixation for Tibial-Side PCL Avulsion Fractures

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May 2021

Open Reduction vs Arthroscopic Reduction & Internal Fixation for Tibial-Side PCL Avulsion Fractures

Vol: 31| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation (ARIF) versus open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) to elucidate the difference for v: a randomized controlled trail (RCT).

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Apr;29(4): 1251-1257.

Contributing Authors:
SR Sundararajan JB Joseph R Ramakanth AK Jha S Rajasekaran

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Synopsis

Forty patients with displaced tibial-sided posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) avulsion fractures were randomized to undergo arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation (ARIF) by arthroscopic double-tunnel suture fixation (n=20) or an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) via cancellous screw fixation (n=20). Outcomes of interest included functional capacity, cost of surgery, length of surger...

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