The Usefulness of Locking Plates in Tibial Plateau Fractures

Yasuyuki Jujo; Takehiro Matsubara; Tetsuya Sasaki; Hiroyuki Kanai; Hiroto Shiono; Yoichi Kitsuta; Kenichiro Takashiba; Susumu Nakajima; Keisuke Ishii

doi:10.11176/jjtem.2.58

Yasuyuki Jujo, Takehiro Matsubara, Tetsuya Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kanai, Hiroto Shiono, Yoichi Kitsuta, Kenichiro Takashiba, Susumu Nakajima, Keisuke Ishii

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Yasuyuki Jujo
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Edobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655
Takehiro Matsubara
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655
Tetsuya Sasaki
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Edobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022
Hiroyuki Kanai
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Edobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022
Hiroto Shiono
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Edobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022
Yoichi Kitsuta
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655
Kenichiro Takashiba
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Edobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022
Susumu Nakajima
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655
Keisuke Ishii
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Edobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0022

Keywords: Tibial plateau fracture, Locking plate, Step off

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2011 Volume 2 Issue 5 Pages 58-62

DOI https://doi.org/10.11176/jjtem.2.58

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Abstract

Tibial plateau fractures are fractures within load-bearing joints which require good repositioning and strong fixation, so plates are frequently used. Of the 33 knees that underwent joint fusion surgery at our hospital between 2004 and 2008, we compared 19 knees in which conventional plates (CP) were used and 14 knees in which locking plates (LP) were used. As a result, LP had little step-off progress compared to CP. Further, the LP and also had good results in the anatomical and functional evaluations by Hohl & Luck, so it is thought that LP is a useful tool in tibial plateau fractures.

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