Fractures of the tibial plafond

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 68; no. 4; p. 543
• Main Authors: Ovadia, D N, Beals, R K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1986
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism - complications; Ankle Joint - diagnostic imaging; Ankle Joint - physiology; Ankle Joint - surgery; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Movement; Postoperative Complications; Radiography; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Tibial Fractures - classification; Tibial Fractures - complications; Tibial Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Tibial Fractures - surgery

The cases of one hundred and forty-two patients with 145 fractures of the ankle joint that involved the tibial plafond were reviewed. The fractures were classified into five types according to the severity of the injury. The methods of treatment were divided into two groups: open reduction and rigid...