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This paper describes a modified surgical arthroscopic technique, which employs pull-through triangle suture fixation for Type II and Type III arthroscopic intercondylar eminence avulsion fractures. In addition, we examined the efficacy and complication rate compared to the existing literature. Methods: Data were prospectively collected for knee arthroscopy surgeries and retrospectively analyzed with a minimum two-year follow-up. Twenty-three consecutive adults underwent arthroscopic treatment of displaced intercondylar Type II and Type III eminence fractures, as evidenced by clinical examination and imaging studies between May\/2008 and May\/2021. The patient\u2019s knee evaluation was performed using clinical symptoms and physical examination, along with International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) questionnaire and Tegner Activity Score. Compared to the literature, post-hoc power was calculated based on the mean Tegner Activity Score in our analysis. Results: fifteen females and eight males (mean age 33.9 years, range 19\u201356 years) were enrolled. The average postoperative follow-up was 35.4 months (27\u201353). The post-hoc power was 95% confidence in terms of the Tegner Activity Score. The mean \u00b1 standard deviation postoperative Tegner Activity Score was 8.2 \u00b1 1.7 (6.8\u201310.0). Fifteen patients were classified as IKDC A (normal), six as IKDC B (nearly normal), and two as IKDC C (abnormal). The mean IKDC subjective score was 72.7 \u00b1 23 (23\u2013100). Twenty-four patients achieved normal flexion degrees compared with the unaffected side, while one patient achieved a flexion of only 0\u201390\u00b0. The group\u2019s mean flexion range of motion was 123 \u00b1 16\u00b0 (90\u2013150\u00b0). Conclusion: This study presents a modified surgical arthroscopic suture fixation technique for tibial eminence fractures. The procedure is relatively simple and requires no more than basic arthroscopy equipment. The clinical and radiographic results indicate that this technique is safe, efficient, enables early initiation of rehabilitation, and has a lower complication rate in a variety of aspects compared with other fixation techniques used for tibial eminence fractures.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13164950","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,23]],"date-time":"2024-08-23T12:38:43Z","timestamp":1724416723000},"page":"4950","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A Modified Triangular Arthroscopic Suture-Based Fixation for Tibial Eminence Fractures: Technique, Outcome and Literature Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Guy","family":"Morag","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gil","family":"Rachevski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oleg","family":"Dolkart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assuta Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Ashdod 7747629, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ehud","family":"Rath","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeremy","family":"Dubin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ofir","family":"Chechik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tel Aviv Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7965-6031","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Drexler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assuta Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Ashdod 7747629, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6570-0364","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ran","family":"Atzmon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assuta Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Ashdod 7747629, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"9648473","article-title":"A Case of Nonunion Avulsion Fracture of the Anterior Tibial Eminence","volume":"2016","author":"Atsumi","year":"2016","journal-title":"Case Rep. 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