Prevalence and associated factors of intra-articular lesions in acute ankle fractures evaluated by arthroscopy and clinical outcomes with minimum 24-month follow-up.

Background: Acute ankle fractures can lead to high rate of concomitant intra-articular lesions which may compromise clinical results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of concomitant intra-articular lesions in acute ankle fractures with arthroscopy. We also sought to analyze the relationship between intra-articular lesions and the fracture type, as well as the severity of the fracture.

Arthroscopy-assisted surgery for tibial plateau fractures.

Purpose: This study aimed to summarize the recent clinical outcomes of patients undergoing arthroscopy-assisted reduction and internal fixation (ARIF) for tibial plateau fractures.

Methods: A systematic electronic search of the PubMed and Cochrane databases was performed in January 2014. All English-language clinical studies on tibial plateau fractures treated with ARIF that were published after January 1, 2000 were eligible for inclusion.