Tibial plateau fractures are fractures involving the top of the tibia or shin bone. ... These patients usually come to the emergency room and there I obtain radiographs and a CT scan.

My wife recently sustained a tibial plateau fracture while skiing. ... we obtain X-rays but once the diagnosis of a tibial plateau fracture is made, then a thin-cut 3D CT scan of the knee is obtained.

Before surgeons can apply these advanced techniques appropriately, they must understand the fracture’s three-dimensional (3-D) anatomy, according to J. Tracy Watson, MD. News News CME CME ...

Ramon CugatHistorically, poor results were obtained in complex tibial plateau fractures with both conservative treatment and the first osteosynthesis techniques. The treatment has been changed ...

According to new research, computed tomography (CT) scans can successfully detect fractures using 14-times less the amount of radiation than a standard CT scan. The findings were presented today, ...

In layman’s terms, Stotts describes a tibial plateau fracture as the result of “bones kind of knock[ing] together,” which occurred in this case from Bueckers hyperextending her knee.

UConn announced Tuesday that women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers will be out for an estimated 6-8 weeks after MRI and CT scans revealed a tibial plateau fracture. The reigning national player ...

In these high-energy fractures, there can be severe associated soft tissue, nerve and even blood vessel damage and some of these injuries are limb threatening. In the emergency room, we obtain X-Rays, ...