Knee Fractures
A 52-year-old woman is struck by a car while crossing the street. She presents with a swollen, painful right knee. Radiographs reveal a depressed lateral tibial plateau fracture with greater than 5mm of articular depression. CT scan confirms the depression with a split component and intact medial plateau. There is an associated lateral meniscal injury. Regarding tibial plateau fractures:
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The Schatzker classification is based on fracture morphology: Type I (lateral split), Type II (later...
The three-column classification (Luo) recognizes lateral, medial, and posterior columns for surgical...
Schatzker I is most common; medial fractures are low energy; CT is unnecessary; articular depression...
Non-operative treatment (hinged knee brace, protected weight-bearing) is appropriate for stable frac...
Surgical approaches include anterolateral (most common), posteromedial (for posterior medial column)...
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