Influence of articular step-off on contact mechanics in fractures of the posterolateral-central tibial plateau - a biomechanical study

The posterior quadrants of the tibial plateau are frequently involved in OTA type C tibial plateau fractures. The biomechanical influence of a residual articular step-off of the posterolateral-central (PLC) segment, which is difficult to visualize intraoperatively, remains unclear.Therefore, aim of this study was to investigate the contact area and stress of the tibial plateau in cases of different articular step-offs of the PLC segment.

Source: The Knee - February 11, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Thomas Rosteius, Valentin Rausch, Birger Jettkant, Sebastian Lotzien, Thomas Armin Schildhauer, Matthias K önigshausen, Jan Geßmann Source Type: research