Clinical Experience of the Tibial Plateau Fracture
10.4055/jkoa.1990.25.3.684
- Author:
Jin Hwan AHN
;
Sang Eun LEE
;
Cheol Jin OH
;
Seung Key KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fracture;
Tibial Plateau;
Open Reduction
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Classification;
Follow-Up Studies;
Knee;
Knee Joint
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1990;25(3):684-691
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The intra-articular tibial plateau fracture can induce many complications of the knee joint after conservative treatment or operative treatment. Recent experience could decrease the complications with accurate anatomical reduction, stable internal fixation and early knee ROM exercise, but still unsatisfactory results were reported from 20% to 40%. The authors analyzed the 30 cases that could be follow-up from 1 year to 6 years and were treated with operative methods, and the following results were obtained. 1. The most common cause of injury was traffic accident (14 cases-46.4%). 2. The most common fracture type by Hohls classification was type VI (13 cases-43.1%). 3. According to Blokker's criteria, 26 cases (86.7%) among 30 cases had satisfactory results. 4. The one of the most important factor influencing end results was thught to be the anatomical reduction of the articular margin.
