A tibial plateau fracture generally results from trauma to the upper part of your shin. Learn signs of the fracture and surgical and non-surgical treatment plans. ... Schatzker classification.

Tibial plateau fractures are rare, making up around 1% of all fracture injuries. ... One method to describe a fracture’s impact and pain level is called the Schatzker classification.

Schatzker Type IV: Medial fracture of the tibial plateau with a split or depression often associated with damage to soft tissue, which can occur in both osteoporosis and traumatic injury cases.

New or minimally invasive approaches show promise for producing better outcomes with proximal tibia and tibial plateau fractures. They include rafting plating techniques, percutaneous screws and ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, J. Tracy Watson, MD, spoke about assessing medial, lateral and posterior column classification to manage tibial plateau fractures ...

This study evaluated 2 minimally invasive reconstruction techniques of lateral tibial plateau fractures, the conventional two-screw osteosynthesis vs. the novel three-screw jail technique.

If a tibial plateau fracture is displaced less than 2-3 mm, then it does not need surgery and the patient should do well. However, in most of these injuries the bone and cartilage are displaced ...

Q: A friend of mine fell skiing and you had to surgically fix their tibial plateau fracture. What sort of fracture is this and are these common injuries? A: I see tibial plateau fractures fairly ...

TIBIAL PLATEAU SURGERY . If there is not too much soft tissue swelling, these fractures can be surgically repaired right after the injury. In surgery, an incision is made over the fracture site and ...

A tibial plateau fracture, the injury suffered Sunday night by Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, occurs when the ends of two leg bones knock together, with the round end of the thigh bone acting ...