Treatment of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures with a novel lateral tibial plateau annular plate via fibular neck osteotomy approach_Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery

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 YU Jinwei , CHEN Haojie , GUO Jiarui , CHEN Xu , WANG Bin

Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo Henan, 454000, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

YU Jinwei, Email: hnwcgk@163.com

Keywords：

Posterolateral tibial plateau fracture; novel lateral tibial plateau annular plate; fibular neck osteotomy approach; internal fixation; knee

DOI：

10.7507/1002-1892.202205107

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Objective To investigate the effectiveness of a novel lateral tibial plateau annular plate (hereinafter referred to as the novel plate) fixation via fibular neck osteotomy approach for posterolateral tibial plateau fractures. Methods Between January 2015 and December 2018, 22 patients with posterolateral tibial plateau fractures were treated. There were 10 males and 12 females with an average age of 39.0 years (range, 25-56 years). Seven fractures were caused by falls, 10 by traffic accidents, and 5 by falling from height. The time from injury to hospitalization ranged from 3 to 12 days, with an average of 7.0 days. All patients were closed fractures. According to Schatzker classification, the fractures were classified as type Ⅱ in 8 cases, type Ⅲ in 9 cases, type Ⅴ in 1 case, and type Ⅵ in 4 cases. The fractures were fixed with the novel plates after reduction via fibular neck osteotomy approach. The fracture reduction and healing were observed by X-ray film after operation. The range of motion of the knee joint was recorded and the function was evaluated by modified American Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score. Results All operations were completed successfully. The operation time was 60-95 minutes (mean, 77.6 minutes). The intraoperative blood loss was 100-520 mL (mean, 214.5 mL). There was 1 case of common peroneal nerve injury during operation and 2 cases of fat liquefaction of incision after operation. All patients were followed up 13-32 months (mean, 19.4 months). Postoperative X-ray films showed that the fracture reduction was good in 17 cases and moderate in 5 cases, and all fractures healed with a healing time of 10-18 weeks (mean, 13.0 weeks). At last follow-up, the range of motion of the knee joint ranged from 100° to 145° in flexion (mean, 125.5°) and from 0° to 4° in extension (mean, 1.2°). The modified HSS score was 82-95 (mean, 86.3). There was no complications such as plate deformation, screw fracture, fracture reduction loss, skin necrosis, and so on. Conclusion For posterolateral tibial plateau fractures, the novel plate fixation via fibular neck osteotomy approach has the advantages of clear intraoperative field, firm fracture fixation, and less postoperative complications, which is beneficial to the recovery of knee joint function.

Citation： YU Jinwei, CHEN Haojie, GUO Jiarui, CHEN Xu, WANG Bin. Treatment of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures with a novel lateral tibial plateau annular plate via fibular neck osteotomy approach. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022, 36(9): 1103-1107. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202205107 Copy

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17.	齐向阳, 林锦秀, 尹德超, 等. 前外侧联合后内侧入路与腓骨头截骨入路治疗累及胫骨平台后外侧平台骨折的疗效分析. 中国骨与关节杂志, 2021, 10(8): 618-623.
18.	Zhang W, Luo CF, Putnis S, et al. Biomechanical analysis of four different fixations for the posterolateral shearing tibial plateau fracture. Knee, 2012, 19(2): 94-98.
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1. Sohn HS, Yoon YC, Cho JW, et al. Incidence and fracture morphology of posterolateral fragments in lateral and bicondylar tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 2015, 29(2): 91-97.
2. Meulenkamp B, Martin R, Desy NM, et al. Incidence, risk factors, and location of articular malreductions of the tibial plateau. J Orthop Trauma, 2017, 31(3): 146-150.
3. Solomon LB, Stevenson AW, Lee YC, et al. Posterolateral and anterolateral approaches to unicondylar posterolateral tibial plateau fractures: a comparative study. Injury, 2013, 44(11): 1561-1568.
4. 祖波, 汪建军, 刘金锐, 等. 经改良前外侧腓骨小头上入路复位内固定治疗累及后外侧柱胫骨平台骨折. 中国修复重建外科杂志, 2020, 34(6): 702-706.
5. Shen QJ, Zhang JL, Xing GS, et al. Surgical treatment of lateral tibial plateau fractures involving the posterolateral column. Orthop Surg, 2019, 11(6): 1029-1038.
6. Özdemir G, Yilmaz B, Şirin E, et al. The anatomical relationship of the neurovascular structures in direct posterior lateral gastrocnemius split approach for posterolateral tibial plateau fractures. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2018, 44(3): 427-432.
7. Pires RES, Giordano V, Wajnsztejn A, et al. Complications and outcomes of the transfibular approach for posterolateral fractures of the tibial plateau. Injury, 2016, 47(10): 2320-2325.
8. DeCoster TA, Willis MC, Marsh JL, et al. Rank order analysis of tibial plafond fractures: does injury or reduction predict outcome? Foot Ankle Int, 1999, 20(1): 44-49.
9. Insall JN, Dorr LD, Scott RD, et al. Rationale of the knee society clinical rating system. Clin Orthop Relat Res, 1989, (248): 13-14.
10. 汪国栋, 刘培钊, 刘曦明. 后外侧胫骨平台骨折手术入路之热点问题探讨. 创伤外科杂志, 2021, 23(10): 721-727.
11. 中华创伤骨科杂志编辑委员会. 胫骨平台骨折诊断与治疗的专家共识. 中华创伤骨科杂志, 2015, 17(1): 3-7.
12. Cai P, Yuan M, Ji H, et al. The treatment of posterolateral tibial plateau fracture with a newly designed anatomical plate via the trans-supra-fibular head approach: preliminary outcomes. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2021, 22(1): 804. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04684-w.
13. Lobenhoffer P, Gerich T, Bertram T, et al. Particular posteromedial and posterolateral approaches for the treatment of tibial head fractures. Unfallchirurg, 1997, 100(12): 957-967.
14. Tao J, Hang DH, Wang QG, et al. The posterolateral shearing tibial plateau fracture: treatment and results via a modified posterolateral approach. Knee, 2008, 15(6): 473-479.
15. 牟斌. 观察后外侧联合后内侧入路治疗胫骨平台后柱骨折的效果. 中国继续医学教育, 2018, 10(8): 100-101.
16. 尚延春, 孟庆阳, 柴巍巍. 腓骨颈截骨入路切开复位钢板内固定治疗胫骨平台后外侧骨折. 中医正骨, 2018, 30(1): 55-58.
17. 齐向阳, 林锦秀, 尹德超, 等. 前外侧联合后内侧入路与腓骨头截骨入路治疗累及胫骨平台后外侧平台骨折的疗效分析. 中国骨与关节杂志, 2021, 10(8): 618-623.
18. Zhang W, Luo CF, Putnis S, et al. Biomechanical analysis of four different fixations for the posterolateral shearing tibial plateau fracture. Knee, 2012, 19(2): 94-98.
19. Hu S, Chen S, Chang S, et al. Treatment of isolated posterolateral tibial plateau fracture with a horizontal belt plate through the anterolateral supra-fibular-head approach. Biomed Res Int, 2020, 2020: 4186712. doi: 10.1155/2020/4186712.
20. Sassoon AA, Torchia ME, Cross WW, et al. Fibular shaft allograft support of posterior joint depression in tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Trauma, 2014, 28(7): e169-e175.
21. Sun H, He QF, Zhang BB, et al. A biomechanical evaluation of different fixation strategies for posterolateral fragments in tibial plateau fractures and introduction of the ‘magic screw’. Knee, 2018, 25(3): 417-426.

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