Abstract:Objective To compare the clinical efficacy between two Endobutton plates fixation under arthroscope and open reduction and cannulated screw fixation in tibial avulsion fracture of posterior cruciate ligament.Methods From March 2015 to June 2018,56 patients with acute tibial avulsion fracture of posterior cruciate ligament underwent surgery in our hospital who were randomly divided into two groups.26 patients underwent surgery with two Endobutton plates combined with high-strength line fixation under arthroscope (the arthroscope group).30 patients underwent surgery with modified posteromedial incision of knee by using two cannulated screws ( the open reduction group).The indicators such as operation time,hospitalization expenses,knee pain score before surgery and 3 days,1 month and 1 year after surgery,last follow-up in knee range of motion,Lysholm score,positive rate of posterior stress radiography and postoperative complications were recorded and analyzed for the comparison of two groups.Results All patients in both groups underwent successful operation without any incision-related complications.The operation time of the arthroscope group was longer than that of the open reduction group(P<0.05).By comparing the hospitalization expenses,the cost of the arthroscope group was higher than that of the open reduction group(P<0.05).In terms of the pain score in three days after surgery,the pain score of the arthroscope group was lower than that of the open reduction group (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in knee pain scores between two groups based on the period of before operation,1 month and 1 year after operation (P>0.05).There was no significant difference in knee range of motion in the last follow-up evaluation,Lysholm score,and the positive rate of posterior stress radiography (P>0.05).Conclusion The usage of two Endobutton plates under arthroscope,and the usage of the modified posterior medial approach to the knee joint for the treatment of PCL abutment avulsion fracture with cannulated screws can both achieve good surgical results.The advantages such as minimally invasive and mild early pain are obvious in the arthroscope group,however,the operation time is longer and the cost is slightly higher of this group than that of the open reduction group.