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ArticleCureus2021

Subchondral Rafting Plate for the Treatment of Fragmented Articular Central Depression Tibial Plateau Fracture Patterns: Case Series and Technical Illustration.

Vincenzo Giordano, Robinson E Pires, Kodi E Kojima, Sergei T Fischer, Peter V Giannoudis

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Area of the plateau depression and higher age predict post-operative subsidence in split-depression lateral tibial fracture.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023
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  5. Two-level fixation with headless compression screws for tibial plateau fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vincenzo GiordanoServiço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Prof. Nova Monteiro, Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto (HMMC), Rio de Janeiro, BRA.
Robinson E PiresDepartamento de Ortopedia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BRA.
Kodi E KojimaInstituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, BRA.
Sergei T FischerDepartamento de Ortopedia, Hospital do Trabalhador, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, BRA.
Peter V GiannoudisTrauma and Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, GBR.
Hospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do Paraná · BRHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia · BRLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Articular depression is a significant component of lateral tibial plateau fracture patterns. Current literature supports the use of subchondral rafting screws, either placed through a plate or not. However, articular comminution has been associated with increased articular subsidence despite an adequate screw-joint distance. We report four cases that underwent the subchondral rafting plate technique for fragmented articular central depression lateral tibial plateau fractures. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were performed at the last follow-up. The mean follow-up was 18 months. All patients healed the fracture without any significant articular subsidence or loss of reduction. This case study hints that this novel technique is a potentially safe and cost-effective strategy to be incorporated in the daily practice of the orthopedic trauma surgeon, especially in certain challenging circumstances when a salvage procedure is required due to lateral tibial plateau fracture malreduction and the unavailability of anatomically designed locking plates.

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articular cartilagesubchondral bonesubchondral rafting platetibia fracturestibial plateau

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PMID33643720
PMCPMC7884057
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