Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of patients with tibial plateau fractures
Parameter | Patients |
|---|---|
Mean age (range), years | 54.9 (17–87) |
Gender (male/female), n | 106/80 |
Causes of fracture, n (%) | |
Road traffic accidents | 79 (42.5 %) |
Falling from a height | 45 (24.2 %) |
Riding electromobile injuries | 38 (20.4 %) |
Others | 24 (12.9 %) |
Affected side, n (%) | |
Left | 112 (60.2 %) |
Right | 72 (38.7 %) |
Bilateral | 2 (1.1 %) |
Simple fracture, n (%) | 130 (69.9 %) |
Complicated fracture, n (%) | 56 (30.1 %) |
Schatzker classification (N = 188) | |
Type I | 12 |
Type II | 74 |
Type III | 29 |
Type IV | 15 |
Type V | 30 |
Type VI | 28 |
Associated injury, n | |
Other fracture within the knee joint | 45 |
Non-knee joint fracture | 38 |
Organic lesion | 32 |
Craniocerebral injury | 23 |