Evaluation of Concomitant Ligamentous Injuries of Knee Joint in Patients with Ipsilateral Femoral Shaft Fractures
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 7
Abstract
It is estimated that the annual incidence of femoral shaft fracture is 9.9 fractures per 100,000 personyears. Concomitant knee injury is a common finding in femoral factures but can be easily missed during early management of initial trauma. Degree of damage to articular structures varies considerably, from only a mild effusion to complete ligament and meniscal tears. In good number of cases, these injuries are likely to be overlooked or entirely missed. The present study aims at evaluating concomitant ligament injuries of knee joint in patients with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures by clinical examination under anesthesia after fixation of femoral shaft fractures. Between September 2013 and September 2015, all patients who underwent osteosynthesis for diaphyseal femoral were evaluated by clinical examination under anaestheisa with the aim of assessing the incidence of ligament injuries. There was ACL injury in 18 patients (41%), MCL in 13 (29%), PCL in 7(16%), LCL in 6 (14%).This study showed an overall incidence of ligament injuries in 36.7 % with ipsilateral femoral fractures
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Dr Rakesh Solanki
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