ArticleInternational orthopaedics2018
Patient-related outcomes after proximal tibial fractures.
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- Three-column Plating for Complex Tibial Plateau Fractures: Multivariate Predictors of Superior Functional Recovery.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Functional outcomes of proximal tibia fractures in adults using KOOS.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes and management of tibial plateau fractures in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Complications and secondary operations after non-operative and operative treatment of tibial plateau fractures: a population-based study of 562 patients with mean follow-up of 7 years.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Patients with complex proximal tibial fractures overestimate the prognosis of their injury.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Mid-Term Radiological and Functional Outcomes of Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures Managed with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Using Dual Plates.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
- Surgical advantages of using 3D patient-specific models in high-energy tibial plateau fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2020Article
- Authors' reply to Comment on: Patient-related outcomes after proximal tibial fractures.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- Comment on: Patient-related outcomes after proximal tibial fractures.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- High-volume surgeons and high-volume journals in a multivariate orthopedic environment.International orthopaedics · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of the study was to assess patient-related outcomes at short-term follow-up in patients with a proximal tibial fracture.
methodsOne hundred sixteen patients (119 fractures) treated at our institution during 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Follow-up was 1.6 (SD ± 0.4) years post-injury, including the short musculoskeletal function assessment and visual analog scale for pain and satisfaction. Fractures were classified by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification and divided in two groups: simple and complex.
resultsPatients with simple fractures reported lower short musculoskeletal function assessment indices and less pain on visual analog scale than those with complex fractures. No difference was found in short musculoskeletal function assessment between surgically and non-surgically treated patients. Non-surgically treated patients reported less pain and were more satisfied. The overall complication rate was 30 (25%) of 119 fractures, with surgical treatment carrying a 7.0 (95% CI: 1.5-34) odds ratio for local complications.
conclusionsThis study provides information about realistic prognosis after proximal tibial fractures. The finding that surgically treated patients had similar outcomes to non-surgically treated ones may indicate that surgery improves the prognosis of complex fractures to a level comparable to the prognosis of less severe ones. However, the risk of complications after surgery should guide treatment when surgery is not clearly indicated.
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