Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effect of arthroscopic assisted treatment of complex tibial plateau fractures.Methods Retrospective analysis of 51 cases of tibia platform Schatzker Ⅴ, Ⅵ fractures from January 2017 to December 2018 were made. The patients clinical treatment and follow-up data according to the operation methods were analyzed. The patients were divided into arthroscopic group and conventional group. In arthroscopic group, 24 cases were treated with arthroscopic assisted minimally invasive internal fixation. In the conventional group, 27 cases were treated with conventional open reduction and internal fixation. Patients' general conditions, incision length, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage volume, length of hospital stay, fracture healing time, total loading time, short-term and long-term postoperative complications, Rasmussen radiological score of knee joint and KOOS score at the last follow-up were recorded to compare the clinical efficacy.Results Patients in the two groups were followed up for 9~15 months, and there was no statistically significant difference in general conditions between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incision length of the arthroscopic group was shorter than that of the conventional group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The intraoperative blood loss, hospitalization time, fracture healing time and total load time of patients in the arthroscopic group were significantly lower than those in the conventional group, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). KOOS scores for pain and symptom items, Rasmussen scores for angular deformity, condyle widening, articular surface collapse, and good rates were significantly higher in the arthroscopic group than that in the conventional group, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). The incidence of short-term and long-term complications in the arthroscopic group was significantly lower than that in the conventional group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Arthroscopy assisted treatment for complex fractures of tibial plateau relatively routine incision fixation treatment, small incision, shorter operation time, hospitalization time, fracture healing time, full load time is short, less intraoperative bleeding, postoperative symptoms improved significantly, the recovery of knee joint function is good, can be used as the conventional treatment of complex tibial plateau fractures.