Anterior tibial plateau fracture: An often missed injury

• Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 507 - 510
• Main Authors: Maheshwari, Jitendra, Pandey, Vinay Kumar, Mhaskar, Vikram Arun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.09.2014; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Conservative Orthopedics; English literature; Fractures; Knee; Ligaments; Medical imaging; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Orthopedics; Skin & tissue grafts; Sports injuries; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Fracture; tibial plateau fracture; tibial fractures; cruciate ligament; posterior subluxation tibia; Anterior tibial condyle fracture

Background In most classifcations of tibial plateau fractures, including one used most widely-Schatzker classifcation, fractures are described as a combination of medial and lateral condyle, primarily in the sagittal plane. Coronal component of these fractures, affecting the posterior tibial condyle...