Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10217648 | Injury | 2018 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This study shows immediate post-operative full weight bearing does not affect the fixation or cause articular collapse up to three months after surgery and thus we propose that patients should be allowed to weight bear immediately after surgical stabilisation of tibial plateau fractures. This will enable patients to benefit from the positive effects on fracture healing of early weight bearing post-surgery and avoid the complications of non-weight bearing without loss of fixation or articular collapse.
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Authors
M. Williamson, E. Iliopoulos, A. Jain, W. Ebied, A. Trompeter,