Fracture and/or depression of the proximal tibial articulating surface 1
Largest and most kinematically complex joint 2
Also referred to as tibial condylar fractures
Mechanism of injury...
Mechanism of injury important in diagnosis
High-energy injuries5:
Pedestrian struck in the lower leg by an automobile
Passenger in motor vehicle collision
Fall from a height resulting in ...
Airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs)/advanced trauma life support (ATLS) protocol in multiple trauma victim
Long-leg splint
Ice
Elevation
Emergency department (ED)/clinic ma...
Nonoperative treatment: biweekly follow-up initially with x-rays to evaluate fracture
If knee is unstable, early follow-up with orthopedics to ev...
Blokker CP, Rorabeck CH, Bourne RB. Tibial plateau fractures. An analysis of the results of treatment in 60 patients. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1984;(182):193–199.
Rang M. Childre...
Mechanism of injury important in diagnosis: high-energy axial force with coronal force component
Lateral tibial plateau more commonly injured
X-rays—AP, lateral, and obliques
Schatzker ty...
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