Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3242977 | Injury | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryHigh-energy tibial plateau fractures are often the result of blunt trauma and are associated with severe soft-tissue injury. Fixation techniques demand considerable surgical skill and mature judgment. The available surgical options do not always guarantee a favourable outcome. Operative treatment includes internal and external fixation, hybrid fixation and arthroscopically assisted techniques. Operative management of high-energy fractures remains difficult and challenging and may be associated with serious complications, such as knee stiffness, ankylosis, deep infection, post-traumatic arthritis, malunion and nonunion. Prevention of the complications can optimise the clinical outcome in these patients.
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Authors
Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos, Antonios A. Partsinevelos, George S. Themistocleous, Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Demetrios S. Korres, Panayotis N. Soucacos,