Arthroscopic treatment of medial femoral condylar coronal fractures and nonunions

Arthrosc Tech. 2013 Oct 17;2(4):e413-5. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2013.06.001. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Nonunion of medial femoral condylar coronal fractures are uncommon. In neglected Hoffa fractures despite nonunion, there is a risk of missing accompanying ligamentous and intra-articular injuries. Neither preoperative clinical examination nor magnetic resonance imaging showed these injuries before arthroscopy. Arthroscopy before internal fixation gives additional information and changes the surgical protocol for these fractures and nonunions.