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. 2023 Dec 1;102(48):e36161. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036161

Table 1.

Summary of studies of Bush-Hoffa fractures in the lateral condyles.

Author/s Fracture location Fixation method Screws direction Surgical approach Study design
Yao et al[49] Lateral (type I)* Two parallel 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated screws AP, PA, and PL Not report Experimental
Noufal et al[58] Lateral Single 30 mm Herbert headless cannulated screw AP Arthroscopy Case report
Freitas et al[47] Lateral (type II)* 4.5 mm cortical screws and 7 mm cannulated screw AP and PA Not report Computer simulation
Goos et al[59] Lateral Two headless compression screws AP Lateral parapatellar Case report
Huang et al[60] Lateral Two 4.5 mm headless compression screws and a locking plate PA Posterolateral Case report
Soni et al[61] Lateral Two partially threaded screws AL and PL Lateral approach (not specified) Case report
Agarwal et al[62] Lateral Two 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated cancellous screws and a lateral buttress plate (Recon plate) AP Swashbuckler Case report
Tripathy et al[35] Lateral Two partially threaded cancellous lag screws PA Posterolateral Case report
Supe et al[63] Lateral type II* Two 4.5 mm cannulated cancellous screws AP Lateral para patellar Case report
Chouhan et al[64] Lateral type II C* Three headless compression screws PA Direct lateral Case report
Sun et al[45] Lateral type I * 4 types, 1 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated screw in PA direction with a 3.5 mm 6-hole LCP metaphyseal plate, 2 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated screws in PA orientation, 1 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated screw in PA orientation plus a 3.5 mm 7-hole LCP metaphyseal plate, 2 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated screws in AP direction AP and PA Fixation in anterior-to-posterior and posterior-to-anterior. Experimental study
Tetsunaga et al[65] lateral 3.5 mm 1/3 tubular plate combined
with an LCP
AP and PL A lateral incision was made and the distal femur was approached between the iliotibial tract and the biceps
femoris muscle
Case series
Liu et al[66] Lateral type II L-shaped contralateral proximal and 3 anterior to posterior 5.0 mm headless cannulated AP and PL Lateral (not specified) Case report
Xu et al[7] Lateral type I e III* A 3.5 mm or 4.5 mm screw and 2 screws were 6.5 mm screws PL and PA Posterior (not specified) Case series
Ercin et al[67] Lateral Two to 4 6.5 mm cancellous cannulated screws AP Symmetrical Case series
Jain et al[68] Lateral Two anteroposterior 6.5 mm partially threaded
cancellous cannulated screws.
AP Lateral parapatellar mini arthrotomy Case report
Gammon et al[69] Lateral Two synthes 3.0 headless compression screws. PA Lateral parapatellar arthrotomy Case report
Shi et al[70] Lateral type I, II and III* Cannulated screws, contoured locking plate (Synthes, LCP Reconstruction Plate 3.5, straight with combined hole, 5-hole, 70mm, 6-hole, 84mm, 7-hole, 99 mm) AP e PA Lateral approach Case series
Cheng et al[71] Lateral two 6.5 mm cancellous screws with 16 mm thread AP Lateral parapatellar Case report
Kumar and Malhotra[72] Lateral Two lag screws; AP Lateral (not specified) Case series
Iguchi et al[73] Lateral type III* Three 4.5 mm headless screws and distal femoral locking plates AP Lateral parapatellar Case report
Oztürk et al[74] Lateral type II* Two partially threaded cannulated 4.5-mm-diameter titanium cancellous lag screws AP Medial parapatellar arthrotomy Case report
Wagih et al[26] Lateral Two 6.5 mm partially threaded cancellous lag
screws
AP Arthroscopic-assisted reduction Case report
Pei et al[75] Lateral type III* Calcaneal reticular plate with 2 cannulated screws AP Anterolateral Case report
Singh et al[76] Lateral At least 2 6.5 cannulated screws AP Swashbuckler approach Case series
Jordan et al[77] Lateral Two lag-screws and a locking-plate PL Lateral (not specified) Case report
Iwai et al[78] Lateral Two 5 mm cannulated screws AP Lateral subvastus Case report
Soraganvi et al[79] Lateral Two cancellous screws PL Lateral arthrotomy Case report
Compagnoni et al[80] Lateral Two parallel cannulated screws (50 mm
long, diameter 4 mm—Synthes
PL Lateral (not specified) Case report
Vaishya et al[81] Lateral Two 6.5 mm cannulated screws AP Lateral (not specified) Case report
Werner and Miller[82] Lateral Two additional 5.5 mm cannulated partially threaded screws PA Posterolateral Case report
Xiao et al[83] Lateral type II – C* Double-thread headless compression screws with the diameter of 3.5 mm PA and PL Antero medial and lateral-posterior Case report
Somford et al[84] Lateral Three Acutrak Plus headless compression screws and 3.5 mm bicortical lag screw AP and PA Lateral parapatellar Case series
Potini et al[85] Lateral Two Bio-Compression Screws and 1 Synthes cannulated screw PA Lateral (not specified) parapatellar arthrotomy Case report

AP = anteroposterior, LCP = locking compression plate, PA = posteroanterior, PL = posterolateral, PM = posteromedial.