The majority of tibial plateau fractures involve the lateral or outer portion of the tibia. ... less energy is required to fracture and the bone and cartilage are typically crushed and depressed.

The split-depression lateral plateau fracture is a common fracture pattern. Usually, the fracture is approached laterally, the split reduced with a bone clamp, the articular depression reduced ...

In this article, we present our surgical technique that involves the use of an inflatable balloon as a tool to reduce depressed tibial plateau fractures. The technique is assisted with arthroscopy ...

However, it is not uncommon to see a young person suffer a terribly depressed and multi-part fracture of the tibial plateau from landing a big jump “flat” in the terrain park.

A tibial plateau fracture generally results from trauma to the upper part of ... depression in lateral tibial plateau — Schatzker IIIa is a lateral depression while Schatzker IIIb is a central ...

Fracture was simulated using a defined osteotomy of the lateral tibial plateau. Load-to-failure and multiple cyclic loading tests were conducted using a material testing machine.

I typically see split fractures of the tibial plateau in young patients, whereas in older patients, the bone and cartilage are typically more depressed and in multiple fragments. However, it is not ...

When Kobe Bryant returned to the court on December 8 following months of rehab on the repaired left Achilles he'd torn in April, he did so confidently – at least in words. In actions, not so much.

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.