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

Table 3.

Summary of studies of bicondylar Busch-Hoffa fractures.

Author/s Fracture location Fixation method Screws direction Surgical approach Study design
Lee et al[103] Bicondylar Acutrak 4/5 headless compression screws, 3.5 mm 1/3 tubular plate and 2 4.5 mm cortical screws PA Parapatellar arthrotomy Case report
Kondreddi et al[104] Bicondylar Four 4-mm cancellous screws (2 for each condyle) AP Parapatellar arthrotomy Case report
Chaudhary and Raghuwanshi[105] Bicondylar Two 4 mm cancellous screws in the lateral condyle, 1 4 mm cancellous screw and 1 Herbert screw in the medial condyle. The lateral condylar sagittal fragment was then fixed using 2 4 mm cancellous lag screws placed in a lateral to medial direction AP e PL Swashbuckler Case report
Harna et al[106] Bicondylar 2.9 mm Herbert screws Swashbuckler Case report
Julfiqar et al[107] Bicondylar 4.5 mm cannulated cancellous screw AP Not reported Case report
Haq et al[108] Bicondylar Five 6.5 mm cannulated cancellous screw AP Swashbuckler Case report
Harna et al[109] Bicondylar Two 7 mm partially threaded cannulated screw for condyle AP Not reported Case report
Joseph et al[110] Bicondylar Four synthes 6.5 mm partially threaded cancellous screws (one in lateral condyle and 3 in medial condyle) PA Not report Case report
Kini et al[111] Bicondylar One lag screws for medial and 2 lag screws for lateral AP Not report Case report
Dua et al[112] Bicondylar Three 6.5 mm, partially threaded cancellous
screws (lateral) and 2 6.5-mm, partially threaded cancellous screws (medial)
AP Swashbuckler Case report
Lal et al[113] Bicondylar 4.5 mm cannulated cancellous screws AP Lateral (not specified) Case report
Papadopoulos et al[30] Bicondylar Three 6.5 mm cancellous screw AP and AP Lateral (not specified) Case report

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