Meniscal repair of tears associated with tibial plateau fractures has good results. All patients had good or excellent clinical results. Second-look arthroscopy confirmed complete healing in 92% of meniscal tears when performed.

All wounds healed without complications. There was no recurrence of drainage or cyst formation. At 2 years follow-up the knee function was normal and was not affected by the complication in any of the patients. Early postoperative transtibial fistulae after ACL reconstruction are rare complications that clinically present either as anterior tibial cysts or persistent wound drainage. Surgical treatment is required, and some delay in the rehabilitation routine is required, but the final outcome is not affected.

There are significant variations in CRP levels after ACL reconstruction in half of patients without infectious complications. Males, patients operated by less experienced surgeons and those with chondral lesions treated with microfracture had increased postoperative CRP levels. CRP values up to five times the normal limit are common in the month after an ACL reconstruction and are not necessarily associated with infection, especially in these groups.

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