ArticleEFORT open reviews2016
Treatment strategy for tibial plateau fractures: an update.
Article in EFORT open reviews, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06353048 (Short Term Radiological and Clinical Outcomes of Fixation of Schatzker II Tibial Plateau Fractures by Screws Only Versus Plate and Screws , Comparative Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 112 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Short Term Radiological and Clinical Outcomes of Fixation of Schatzker II Tibial Plateau Fractures by Screws Only Versus Plate and Screws , Comparative Study
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112 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk for total knee arthroplasty after tibial plateau fractures: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- External fixation versus open reduction and internal fixation in the treatment of Complex Tibial Plateau Fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2021Pooled 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
- Immediate weight-bearing after tibial plateau fractures internal fixation results in better clinical outcomes with similar radiological outcomes: a randomized clinical trial.International orthopaedics · 2025Trial
- Insights into the rehabilitation journey - patients' experiences following tibial plateau fractures.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- [Osteosynthesis for tibial plateau fractures in geriatric patients].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- First exploration of three-dimensional-printed guide plate in balloon tibioplasty: A case report.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026Article
- Holding the line: predictors of coronal and sagittal loss of reduction after tibial plateau fracture fixation.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Central and peripheral neuromuscular mechanisms underlying functional recovery heterogeneity in tibial plateau fractures.iScience · 2026Article
- Tibial plateau depression and widening as predictors of meniscal and ligamentous injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Article
- Tibial condylar valgus osteotomy for posttraumatic varus deformity secondary to malunited tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Current concepts in the management of high-energy tibial plateau fractures: a narrative review.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Biomechanical Stability of Tibia Plateau Fracture Treatment: Conventional vs. Finite Element-Based Preoperative Planning.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and outcomes of tibial plateau fractures involving the medial plateau : a comparative analysis of AO type B and C injuries.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
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- Assessment of technical competence in anterolateral buttress plate fixation of tibial plateau fractures: a global Delphi consensus study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Meniscus and ligament injuries associated with tibial plateau fractures cannot be predicted from CT scans, even with high surgical experience.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
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- Comparative effectiveness of arthroscopic-assisted versus open reduction and internal fixation in the treatment of tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective study.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Efficacy of full-internal subtalar arthroscopy with calcaneal distraction in treating Sanders II-III calcaneal fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Tibial plateau fractures are complex injuries produced by high- or low-energy trauma. They principally affect young adults or the 'third age' population.These fractures usually have associated soft-tissue lesions that will affect their treatment. Sequential (staged) treatment (external fixation followed by definitive osteosynthesis) is recommended in more complex fracture patterns. But one should remember that any type of tibial plateau fracture can present with soft-tissue complications.Typically the Schatzker or AO/OTA classification is used, but the concept of the proximal tibia as a three-column structure and the detailed study of the posteromedial and posterolateral fragment morphology has changed its treatment strategy.Limb alignment and articular surface restoration, allowing early knee motion, are the main goals of surgical treatment. Partially articular factures can be treated by minimally-invasive methods and arthroscopy is useful to assist and control the fracture reduction and to treat intra-articular soft-tissue injuries.Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is the gold standard treatment for these fractures. Complex articular fractures can be treated by ring external fixators and minimally-invasive osteosynthesis (EFMO) or by ORIF. EFMO can be related to suboptimal articular reduction; however, outcome analysis shows results that are equal to, or even superior to, ORIF. The ORIF strategy should also include the optimal reduction of the articular surface.Anterolateral and anteromedial surgical approaches do not permit adequate reduction and fixation of posterolateral and posteromedial fragments. To achieve this, it is necessary to reduce and fix them through specific posterolateral or posteromedial approaches that allow optimal reduction and plate/screw placement.Some authors have also suggested that primary total knee arthroplasty could be an option in specific patients and with specific fracture patterns. Cite this article: Prat-Fabregat S, Camacho-Carrasco P. Treatment strategy for tibial plateau fractures: an update.
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