Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Suture Versus Headless Screw Fixation for Tibial Eminence Fractures in Children
Niyazi Ercan,
Gökhun Arıcan,
Kemal Şibar
et al.
Abstract:Background: Suture and screw fixations are widely used to treat tibial eminence fractures (TEFs). Although a few biomechanical and clinical studies have compared suture fixation (SF) and screw fixation in the treatment of TEFs in children, no comparative clinical studies are available regarding headless screw fixation (HSF). Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of children with TEF who underwent SF and HSF. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: The study included 24 pa… Show more
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