Return to sport following tibial plateau fractures: A systematic review

Table 4 Fractures treated by Arthroscopic-Assisted Reduction and Internal Fixation - Only patients with follow-up data included

Ref.	n	Study design	Mean follow-up	Treatment	Mode of injury	Fracture types	Report of IA injuries	IA injury repair	Coleman score	Return rate	Return rate by treatment modality	Return rate to same level of sport	Return time (range)	Rate of union	Time to union (range)
Chan et al[26] (2003)	18	PCS	48 mo	APF (18)	RTA (17) Falls (1)	Schatzker V and VI	Yes	Yes	68	13/18 (72%)	APF: 13/18 (72%)	13/18 (72%)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chan et al[25] (2008)	54	PCS	87 mo	APF (54)	RTA (50) Falls (4)	Schatzker I-VI	Yes	Yes	80	48/54 (89%)	APF: 48/54 (89%)	48/54 (89%)	N/A	54/54 (100%)	N/A
Chiu et al[34] (2013)	25	RCS	86 mo	APF (25)	N/A	Schatzker IV-VI	Yes	Yes	73	22/25 (88%)	APF: 22/25 (88%)	22/25 (88%)	N/A	25/25 (100%)	N/A
Duan et al[29] (2008)	39	RCS	34 mo	APSF (37)	RTA (19) Falls (11) Sports (9)	Schatzker I-V	Yes	Yes	57	30/39 (77%)	APSF: 30/39 (77%)	30/39 (77%)	N/A	39/39 (100%)	12 (11-14) wk
Gill et al[28] (2001)	25	PCS	24 mo	APSF (25)	Skiing (25)	Schatzker I-IV	Yes	Yes	79	21/25 (84%)	APSF: 21/25 (84%)	21/25 (84%)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Guanche et al[31] (1993)	5	CS	N/A	APSF (5)	N/A	Schatzker I-III	No	Not reported	55	5/5 (100%)	APSF: 5/5 (100%)	5/5 (100%)	N/A	5/5 (100%)	N/A
Holzach et al[30] (1994)	15	PCS	35.3 mo	APSF (10)	Skiing (15)	AO/OTA B2.2 and B3.1	Yes	Yes	76	13/15 (87%)	APSF: 13/15 (87%)	13/15 (87%)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hung et al[32] (2003)	31	PCS	36 mo	APF (31)	RTA (30) Falls (1)	Schatzker I-VI	Yes	Yes	76	26/31 (84%)	APF: 26/31 (84%)	26/31 (84%)	N/A	31/31 (100%)	12 (11-14) wk
Itokazu et al[24] (1996)	16	RCS	30 mo	APSF (5) ACF (7) APF (4)	N/A	Hohl II and III	Yes	Yes	49	16/16 (100%)	APSF: 5/5 (100%) ACF: 7/7 (100%) APF: 4/4 (100%)	16/16 (100%)	N/A	16/16 (100%)	N/A
Kampa et al[27] (2016)	20	RCS	30 mo	APSF (20)	Falls (52%) Sport (48%)	Schatzker I-III	Yes	Yes	71	10/20 (50%)	APSF: 10/20 (50%)	10/20 (50%)	N/A	20/20 (100%)	N/A
Pizanis et al[33] (2012)	5	CS	24 mo	APF (5)	N/A	AO/OTA B2 and B3	No	Not reported	61	5/5 (100%)	APF: 5/5 (100%)	5/5 (100%)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mean values unless otherwise stated. RCS: Retrospective cohort study; PCS: Prospective Cohort Study; CS: Case series; APSF: Arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation; ACF: Arthroscopic-assisted reduction and cement filling; APF: Arthroscopic-assisted plate fixation; RTA: Road traffic accident; AO/OTA: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association; NA: No data available; IA: Intra-articular.