Abstract
Fourteen patients with tibial condylar fracture were assessed by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MR imaging demonstrated meniscal disruptions or ligamentous tears acompanied with fractures as well as the site and the extent of the fracture depression or displacement. Lateral meniscal disruptions were detected in six of fourteen patients and tears from peripheral attachment at the anterior portion were most common. Lateral meniscal disruption was frequently acompanied with split depression of laretal condyle. Ligamentous tears were detected in three fractures. In cases remaining condylar depression, ariticular surface has become smooth more than a year after the operation, which suggests fibrocarilage repair.
