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Operative Repair of a Schatzker II Tibial Plateau Fracture Using a Combined Anterolateral and Posterolateral Approach Without Fibular Head Osteotomy.

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SUMMARY We present the case of a 49-year-old male pedestrian struck by a car while cycling, sustaining a displaced anterolateral tibial plateau fracture and a large coronal plane fracture of… Click to show full abstract

SUMMARY We present the case of a 49-year-old male pedestrian struck by a car while cycling, sustaining a displaced anterolateral tibial plateau fracture and a large coronal plane fracture of the posterolateral plateau involving approximately one-third of the anterior posterior dimension of the articular surface. The posterolateral approach without a fibular osteotomy allows direct access to the posterolateral plateau and avoids complications associated with a fibular head osteotomy. The combined anterolateral and posterolateral approach to the proximal tibia without fibular osteotomy is a viable technique to achieve biomechanically sound fixation for lateral tibial plateau fractures that involve the anterolateral and posterolateral aspects of the tibial plateau.

Keywords: tibial plateau; fracture; without fibular; posterolateral approach; plateau; anterolateral posterolateral

Journal Title: Journal of orthopaedic trauma
Year Published: 2022

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