Paper 133: Comparison of Open Versus Arthroscopic Fixation for Isolated PCL Tibial Bony Avulsions: A Prospective Randomized Study with Minimum 2 Year Follow‐up

Abstract

Fixation is the treatment of choice for acute displaced tibial bony avulsions of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Although open reduction via a posterior approach has been the traditional method for internal fixation, various PCL tibial bony avulsion arthroscopic fixation techniques have been reported and propogated in the last decade. The apparent advantages of the arthroscopic approach over the open approach include avoiding the potentially injurious exposure of the popliteal fossa, and the ability to identify and treat coexisting intra-articular pathology.