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Tibial plateau fractures (TPFs) are common and difficult-to-manage injuries that can be due to high- or low-energy trauma and can affect young adults or third-age patients. When faced with one of these injuries there are some questions to be
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Introduction Tibial plateau fractures constitute 1% of all fractures and have a bimodal distribution: a peak incidence in young patients following high-energy mechanisms and the second peak in elderly patients with osteoporotic bone ( 1 , 2
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Introduction Partial tibial plateau fractures may occur as a consequence of a valgus or varus trauma combined with a rotational and axial compression component. In the following article, we focus mainly on unicompartmental AO type B1-B3
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occurrence in tibial plateau fractures reaches 12% and even 53% in higher-energy patterns ( 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ). In tibial shaft fractures, ACS occurrence reaches 11.5% ( 10
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might be impractical for the vast majority of intra-articular impacted fractures with the nature of peri-articular soft tissues often sustained. In the knee joint, common injuries include meniscal lesions in tibial plateau fractures which have been
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a) Articular deformity; b) lateral post-traumatic arthritis following tibial plateau fracture, treated with lateral UKA implant fracture; c) the removal of only one screw; d) follow-up at two years shows good restoration of limb alignment
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following ORIF for tibial plateau fracture IV Su et al (2017) 59 Retrospective study Both 114 204 Postoperative infection after ORIF for calcaneal fracture IV Iqbal et al (2017) 60 Retrospective study Both 63 187
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immobilization and rehabilitation. When considering arthroscopy, it is important to take into account that this method is technically challenging and has been associated with a higher risk of compartmental syndrome in tibial plateau fractures. 25 , 26 Post
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support the articular surface in the management of depressed tibial plateau fractures undergoing open reduction and internal fixation. Of the 43 patients who completed follow-up, all patients united, and just two elderly patients lost reduction post
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knee, which is usually painless ( 16 , 23 ). Conditions such tibial plateau fractures and arthrofibrosis can usually lead to a combined contracture affecting the range of motion in flexion and extension either ( 24 , 25 ). Risk factors
