ArticleBioMed research international2016
The Role of a Primary Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Proximal Tibia Fractures in Orthogeriatric Patients.
Article in BioMed research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03172715 (Prosthesis Versus Osteosynthesis in Treatment of Intra-articular Fractures of Proximal Tibia), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Prosthesis Versus Osteosynthesis in Treatment of Intra-articular Fractures of Proximal Tibia: A Randomized, Controlled, Trial
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Primary total knee replacement for tibial plateau fractures in older patients: a systematic review of 197 patients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Understanding the role of total knee arthroplasty for primary treatment of tibial plateau fracture: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2020Pooled it
- Incidence of proximal tibia fractures in adults in Sweden show higher rates in women and a marked increase among young women.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Total Knee Replacement Versus Osteosynthesis as Primary Treatment in Older Patients with Tibial Plateau Fracture.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- International, consensus-based, indications and treatment options for knee arthroplasty in acute fractures around the knee.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Review
- Outcomes of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Fractures Around the Knee in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of 212 Patients Across 11 Studies.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2022Review
- Third day laboratory follow-up: mandatory for surgical site infections of tibial plateau fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021Article
- The Global Burden of Surgical Management of Osteoporotic Fractures.World journal of surgery · 2020Review
- Knee joint replacement as primary treatment for proximal tibial fractures: analysis of clinical results of twenty-two patients with mean follow-up of nineteen months.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Total knee arthroplasty and fractures of the tibial plateau.World journal of orthopedics · 2017Review
- [Endoprostheses in geriatric traumatology].Der Orthopade · 2017Review
- [Posttraumatic deformities of the knee joint : Intra-articular osteotomy after malreduction of tibial head fractures].Der Unfallchirurg · 2016Review
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Abstract
The total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the gold standard for patients with an advanced symptomatic gonarthrosis. However, there are very few publications dealing with the primary TKA for patients with a proximal tibia fracture. In our retrospective study we evaluated 30 patients treated with a TKA for a proximal tibia fracture in our institution between 01/2008 and 12/2014. We collected the following statistical data from each patient: age, classification of the fracture (AO-classification), type of prosthesis used, length of the operation and hospitalization, and complications during the follow-up. We used the Knee Society Score (KSS) and the WOMAC score to evaluate the function. The Knee Society Score showed an average "general knee score" (KSS1) of 81.1 points and an average "functional knee score" (KSS2) of 74.5 points. The average WOMAC score was 78.6 points. Immediate postoperative mobilization with the possibility of a full-weight bearing is of crucial importance for the geriatric patients to maintain the mobility they had prior to the operation and reduce medical complications. Because of these advantages, the primary TKA seems to be a promising alternative to the ORIF of a proximal tibia fracture in the orthogeriatric patient.
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