Highly impacted bone allograft may allow immediate weight bearing in tibial plateau fractures: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Proximal tibial fractures are common with an incidence of 10.2/100.000. Those displaced and involving the articular surface will often require surgical treatment. However, no consensus exists on whether to allow the patient early weight bearing or not. We developed a technique using structural bone chips, highly impacted under the articular surface, to permit immediate weight bearing after surgery.

Patient

The patient was a 44-year old male who suffered a lateral tibial plateau fracture (AO type 41B2).

Intervention

We used an anterolateral approach with an S-shaped incision. A small window in the tibia was made using an awl, and the articular surface was reduced under radiographic imaging. The bone allograft was prepared by splitting the frozen femoral he

SUBMITTER: Hare KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7378690 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature