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

Table 2.

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

Author/s Fracture location Fixation method Screws direction Surgical approach Study design
Mushtaq et al[41] Medial Two headless screws PA Parapatellar Case report and literature review
Harna et al[32] Medial Locking plate and 1 6.5mm cannulated cancellous screw and 1 4.5mm Herbert screw PL Medial subvastus Case report
Sun et al[86] Medial type III * two 4.5-mm cannulated cancellous lag screws AP Arthroscopic Case report
Ranjan et al[87] Medial two 4.5 mm partially threaded cannulated cancellous screws PA Medial (not specified) Clinical case and literature review
Jiang et al[88] Medial type III* Three 3.5-mm cannulated cancellous screws PA Posteromedial Case report
AlKhalife et al[89] Medial Two 4.0 mm partially threaded cancellous screws AP Medial parapatellar Case report
Zhang et al[90] Medial type II* Two percutaneous 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated cancellous screws; 2
compression screws and 2 3.5 mm
reconstruction plates
PA and AL Parapatellar arthrotomy and medial Case series
Jiang et al[91] Medial One dynamic compression plate was locked with 2 cortical screws proximally and 4 cortical screws distally PL Lateral approach Case report
Goel et al[92] Medial 6.5 mm cannulated cancellus screws with washers PA Arthroscopic Case report
Salunke et al[93] Medial type I Two cannulated cancellous screws PA Subvastus Case report
Xu et al[7] Medial type I,II e III* A 3.5 mm or 4.5 mm screw and 2 screws were 6.5 mm screws PL Posterior (not specified) Case series
Ercin et al[67] Medial Two to 4 6.5 mm cancellous cannulated screws AP Symmetrical Case series
Sasidharan et al[94] Medial Two 4 mm partially threaded cannulated cancellous screws AP Medial parapatellar arthrotomy CASE report – reconstructive osteotomy
Calderazzi et al[95] Medial Four headless de 3,5 mm PA Medial (not specified) Case report
Marzouki et al[96] Medial Two 6.5 cannulated screws AP Medial Case report
Singh et al[76] Medial At least 2 6.5 cannulated screws AP Para-patellar approach Case series
Mootha et al[97] Medial 3.0 mm × 4.0 mm cannulated partially threaded cancellous screws AP Medial parapatellar Case report
Nandy et al[98] Medial Two 6.5 mm partially threaded cannulated cancellous screws and a 6 hole 3.5 mm recon plate AP and PL Medial subvastus Case report
Biau et al[99] Lateral Three Herbert Screws AP Not reported Case report
Kapoor et al[100] Medial type II – C* Two nonparallel headless Herbert screws PA Posterior Case report
Say et al[101] Medial Two cannulated screws AP Arthroscopy-assisted reduction Case report
Somford et al[84] Lateral and medial One Acutrak 4/5 and 3 Acutrak plus headless compression screws and 4 screws (two were placed anteroposterior and 2 posteroanterior) AP and PA Lateral medial Case series
Ozan et al[102] Medial type III Two 4.5-mm headless compression screws and one inserted from the medial to the lateral direction PA and PL Medial parapatellar arthrotomy Case report

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