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Tibial Plateau Fractures

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Fractures of the tibial plateau interfere with knee function and stability. The degree of impairment depends on the fracture pattern as well as associated ligamentous or meniscal injuries. Today, diagnostic tools allow precise identification of injured structures and assist it decision making as to whether operative management is necessary.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany

    Philipp Kobbe

  2. Department of Traumatology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany

    Hans-Christoph Pape

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  1. General Hospital Celle, Celle, Germany

    Hans-Jörg Oestern

  2. University of Zurich Department of Trauma Surgery, Zürich, Switzerland

    Otmar Trentz

  3. Klinische Abt. Allgemeinchirurgie, Medizinische Universität Graz Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Graz, Austria

    Selman Uranues

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Kobbe, P., Pape, HC. (2014). Tibial Plateau Fractures. In: Oestern, HJ., Trentz, O., Uranues, S. (eds) Bone and Joint Injuries. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38388-5_25

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