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. 2023 Feb 13;38:102127. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2023.102127

Table 1.

Associated injuries in patients with Segond fracture.

First Author, Year Journal Study Design: Level of Evidence Country Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria No. of Patients Age (Mean ± SD, years) No. of Males Follow-up Duration Segond Fracture Imaging Modality Associated Injuries or Procedures
Albtoush, 201929 Clin Imaging Case series, Level 4 USA 2 17.5 (range 16–19) 2/2
  • XR

  • CT

  • MRI

  • MCL avulsion

  • Lateral femoral condyle impaction

  • Patellar sleeve avulsion

  • Fibular styloid fracture

  • Full-thickness ACL tear

  • Popliteus tendon tear

  • Tibial plateau fracture

Albtoush, 202028 RöFo Case report: Level 4 USA 1 43 1/1
  • XR

  • CT

  • MRI

  • Lateral femoral condyle impaction

  • ACL avulsion

  • PCL avulsion

  • Lateral tibial plateau fracture

  • Arcuate ligament avulsion

  • MCL sprain

Albers, 201734 KSSTA Case report: Level 4 USA 1 21 0/1 At least 7 months
  • XR

  • MRI

  • High-resolution US

  • Lateral meniscus tear

  • MCL sprain

  • PLC sprain

  • ACL tear

Bock, 19945 Skeletal Radiology Retrospective cohort: Level 3 Canada
  • Patients with ACL injury

7 Range 17-36 64 months (range 46–113)
  • XR

  • MRI

  • Medial meniscus tear

  • Lateral meniscus tear

  • ACL tear

Gaunder, 20176 AJSM Retrospective cohort: Level 3 USA
  • Patients who underwent either primary or revision ACL reconstruction

  • Patients with incomplete pre-operative imaging

31 15.6 ± 1.7 23/31
  • XR

  • MRI

  • ACL tear

Goldman, 19882 AJR Retrospective cohort: Level 3 USA 9 28.7 8/9
  • XR

  • Arthrogram

  • Osteochondral defect of lateral femoral condyle

  • Avulsion fracture of tibial eminence

  • Avulsion fracture of Gerdy tubercle

  • Avulsion fracture of fibular head

  • PCL tear

  • Disruption of lateral capsule

  • Lateral meniscus tear

  • Medial meniscus tear

  • Popliteus tendon injury

  • ACL tear

Hess, 19943 CORR Retrospective cohort: Level 3 Germany
  • Patients with ACL injury

14 XR
  • Medial meniscus tear

  • Lateral meniscus tear

  • MCL tear

  • LCL tear

Fernandes, 201835 BMJ Case Report Case report: Level 4 France 1 31 1/1 At least 1 year XR
Ferretti, 201736 OJSM Case series, Level 4 Italy
  • Complete ACL tear confirmed on MRI

  • Segond fracture detected on XR

  • Competitive sports participation (Tegner level ≥6)

  • Positive Lachman and Pivot-shift on pre-op EUA

  • Age >40 years

  • BMI exceeding 30 kg/m2

  • Previous knee trauma or surgery

  • Multi-ligamentous injuries (detected by MRI and/or positive clinical findings (varus or valgus stress, recurvatum, posterior drawer test))

12 26.5 ± 5.7 (range 16–45) 10/12 28.6 ± 2.1 months (range 24–37) XR
  • Massive disruption of ALC: 33% (4/12)

  • Extensive capsular damage: 100% (12/12)

  • Medial partial selective meniscectomy: 33% (4/12)

  • Lateral partial selective meniscectomy: 8% (1/12)

  • Medial and lateral partial selective meniscectomy: 8% (1/12)

  • Meniscectomy performed during follow-up: 8% (1/12)

Klos, 20177 KSSTA Retrospective cohort: Level 3 Netherlands 27 US
  • ACL tear

  • Lateral femoral condyle impaction

  • MCL injury

  • Medial meniscus injury

  • Lateral meniscus injury

Kushare, 202132 J. Pediatr. Orthop. Retrospective cohort: Level 3 USA
  • Patients diagnosed with Segond fracture via radiographic imaging

  • No advanced imaging

  • Non-operative treatment

53 15.4 (range 11.8–19) 44/53
  • XR

  • MRI

  • CT

  • ACL tear

  • Tibial spine fracture

  • Meniscal injury

Melugin, 201733 AJSM Retrospective cohort: Level 3 USA
  • Segond fracture on XR

  • Complete ACL tear requiring reconstruction

  • Minimum 2 year follow-up

  • No ACL injury

  • Non-operative treatment for ACL injury

  • Multi-ligamentous knee injury (defined as 2 or more ligaments repaired or reconstructed)

  • Fixation of Segond fracture or ALL reconstruction

  • Less than 2 year follow-up

20 26.3 (range 13–44) 16/20 59.1 months (range 24–180) XR
  • Meniscal damage: 35% (7/20)

  • Cartilage damage (grade ≥3): 15% (3/20)

  • ACL tear

Phatama, 202127 IJSCR Case report: Level 4 Indonesia 1 16 1/1
  • XR

  • 3D-CT

  • PCL avulsion fracture

Slagstad, 20208 AJSM Retrospective cohort: Level 3 Norway
  • Patients with ACL tear undergoing isolated ACL reconstruction

  • Minimum 2 years follow-up

  • Concomitant surgery to other ligaments (PCL, LCL, PLC, or MCL)

  • Missing pre-op radiograph

101 30 ± 12 60/101 At least 2 years XR (Within 1 month of injury and within 2 months pre-op)
  • Meniscal surgery: 50.5% (51/101)

  • Cartilage procedure: 2% (2/101)

  • ACL tear

Sulaiman, 202131 Knee Retrospective cohort: Level 3 China
  • Patients with acute complete ACL tear

  • > 1 month from time of injury

  • Multi-ligamentous knee injury

  • Tibial plateau fracture

  • History of prior knee surgery

  • Congenital knee deformity

  • Incomplete pre-operative imaging

  • Immature skeleton

53
  • XR

  • MRI

  • ACL tear

  • Lateral meniscus tear

  • Medial meniscus tear

Yeo, 202213 AP-SMART Retrospective cohort: Level 3 Singapore
  • Patients aged 16–60 years old who underwent primary ACL reconstruction

  • Concurrent lower limb fractures

  • Incomplete pre-operative imaging

10 26.7 ± 7.6 (range 16–38) 9/10 MRI
  • Lateral meniscus tear

  • Medial meniscus tear

  • ACL tear

  • Bone marrow oedema

  • MCL tear

Yoon, 20189 Arthroscopy Retrospective cohort: Level 3 Korea
  • Patients with isolated ACL tear undergoing primary ACL reconstruction

  • Undergone CT scan immediately post-op

  • Minimum 2 years follow-up

  • Pediatric patients with growth plates

34 29.0 ± 14.4 26/34 At least 2 years CT (Immediate post-op)
  • Medial meniscal injury: 35.3% (12/34)

  • Lateral meniscal injury: 17.7% (6/34)

  • Medial and lateral meniscal injury: 44.1% (15/34)

  • ACL tear