Table 1 Search strategy by database

1

(Schatzker AND type AND III AND (“tibia”[MeSH Terms] OR “tibia”[All Fields] OR “tibial”[AllFields]) AND plateau[All Fields] AND (“fractures, bone”[MeSH Terms] OR (“fractures”[All Fields] AND “bone”[All Fields]) OR “bone fractures”[All Fields] OR “fractures”[All Fields]))

PubMed

2

(Schatzker AND type AND III AND (“tibia” OR “tibia”[All Fields] OR “tibial”[AllFields]) AND plateau[All Fields] AND (“fractures, bone” OR (“fractures”[All Fields] AND “bone”[All Fields]) OR “bone fractures”[All Fields] OR “fractures”[All Fields]))

EMBASE

3

(Schatzker AND type AND III AND (“tibia” OR “tibia”[All Fields] OR “tibial”[AllFields]) AND plateau[All Fields] AND (“fractures, bone” OR (“fractures”[All Fields] AND “bone”[All Fields]) OR “bone fractures”[All Fields] OR “fractures”[All Fields]))

Cochrane