Tibial Plateau Fracture Characteristics: Computed Tomography Mapping of Lateral, Medial, and Bicondylar Fractures

Conclusions:
Tibial plateau fracture maps show recurrent patterns of fracture lines, revealing four major fracture characteristics. An understanding of these recurrent features of tibial plateau fractures can aid surgeons during diagnosis, preoperative planning, and execution of surgical strategies.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - September 16, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Molenaars, R. J., Mellema, J. J., Doornberg, J. N., Kloen, P. Tags: Trauma Scientific Articles Source Type: research