Associated pathology in traumatic knee Iesions

Abstract

Arthroscopic results of 1279 cases with traumatic knee pathology were evaluated which were seen in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Medical School of Akdeniz University between the years of 1983-1994. The patients were divided into two groups as Sports Induced Trauma (Group 1) 168 (13.1%) and Others (Group 11) 1111 (86.9%). The cases were between the ages of 6-74 (mean 33.87) years and 428 (33.5%) of them were 20-29 years old. In both groups, medial meniscus Iesion (MML) was the most frequent pathology (39.01%) at physical examination. Lateral meniscus (LML) and anterior cruciate Iigament (ACL) Iesion were accompained at the arthroscopic procedure and chondromalasia was the common Iesion associated with them. In this study percentage of association of meniscus, ACL and cartilage Iesion were shown. At the arthroscopic procedure it was seen that in the first group ACL injury rate was 2.5 times more than the others and associated Iesion were in an increased Ievel. It was concluded that in traumatic knee joint accompanied injuries of intraarticular structures have shown a high incidence.