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Tibial Plateau Fractures

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Fractures of the tibial plateau affect a large weight-bearing joint. Hence they are severe and can provide serious functional abnormalities. The main goals of the treatment are to recover the joint congruency and the normal mechanical axis, ensure the stability, and obtain a wide range of motion. To achieve these objectives is very difficult and depends not only on the treatment, but also on the state of the soft tissues, bone quality, and patient age and associated diseases. Tibial plateau fractures are 1 % of all fractures and 8 % in the elderly. The most common are external plateau (55–70 %). Isolated lesions of the medial plateau are between 10 and 23 %; and the fractures affecting both plateaus are 10–30 %.

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Rubio-Suárez, J.C. (2013). Tibial Plateau Fractures. In: Rodrìguez-Merchán, E. (eds) Traumatic Injuries of the Knee. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5298-7_2

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