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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2015; 6(3): 363-368
Published online Apr 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i3.363
Published online Apr 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i3.363
Multiligament knee injuries with associated tibial plateau fractures: A report of two cases
Vani J Sabesan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48124, United States
Vani J Sabesan, Paul J Danielsky, Abby Childs, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, United States
Tom Valikodath, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, United States
Author contributions: Sabesan VJ designed the report; Sabesan VJ, Danielsky PJ, Childs A and Valikodath T collected the patient clinical data and wrote the manuscript.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed by and received exemption from the Borgess Medical Center Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent: Both patients have provided written informed consent supporting their inclusion in this case report.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Vani J Sabesan, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 10000 Telegraph Road, Taylor, Detroit, MI 48124, United States. sabes001@gmail.com
Telephone: +1-313-3757218
Received: November 8, 2014
Peer-review started: November 17, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 31, 2015
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: April 18, 2015
Peer-review started: November 17, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 31, 2015
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: April 18, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Extensive review of the literature illustrates the limited evidence on these types of complex knee injuries. Patients with multiligament knee injury (MKI) and tibial plateau fractures require a complex treatment algorithm optimized to patient specific injuries and expectations. We propose an algorithm for treating MKI with concomitant fracture in middle aged-patients.