Posterolateral and anterolateral approaches to unicondylar posterolateral tibial plateau fractures: A comparative study

• Published in: Injury Vol. 44; no. 11; pp. 1561 - 1568
• Main Authors: Solomon, Lucian B, Stevenson, Aaron W, Lee, Yu C, Baird, Robert P.V, Howie, Donald W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Fracture fixation; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Fracture Healing; Humans; Knee; Male; Menisci, Tibial - diagnostic imaging; Menisci, Tibial - surgery; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Prospective Studies; Range of Motion, Articular; Surgical approach; Tibial fractures; Tibial Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Tibial Fractures - surgery; Tibial Meniscus Injuries; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Urban Population; Knee; Tibial fractures; Fracture fixation; Surgical approach

Abstract Background Lateral tibial plateau fractures that are located posterolaterally are difficult to reduce through an anterolateral surgical approach because of the lack of direct visualisation of the fracture. This study compared the results of unicondylar posterolateral tibial plateau fracture...