Table 2 Summary data of balloon and non-balloon reduction of Schatzker type III fractures
| Author | N | Surgical details |
F/U** (mo.) | Age (years) | Rasmussen | KSS | ROM (°) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balloon tibioplasty | |||||||
| Cuzzocrea et al. [21] | 6 | ARIF; reduction with kyphoplasty balloon, calcium phosphate filler | 24 |
46 (36–55) | 28.3 ± 0.8 | – |
140 [140–140] |
| Doria et al. [28] | 14 | Reduction with inflatable bone tamp; calcium phosphate filler, 13 pts had no fixation, 1 pt had plate inserted due to previous surgery | 14 |
67 (23–74) | 28.9 | – |
140 [140–140] |
| Conventional | |||||||
| Bansal et al. [25] | 6 | ORIF, bovine cancellous graft, plating, or cannulated screw fixation | 12* |
74 (63–86) | – | – |
90 [86.25–90] |
| Dall’Oca et al. [23] | 26 | ARIF, cannulated screws or plates and screws | 73* |
51 (13–77) | 28.62 | – | – |
| 18 | ORIF, cannulated screws or plates and screws | 27* | 28 | – | – | ||
| Doria et al. [28] | 14 | Traditional reduction with metal tamp, bone substitute (calcium phosphate); fixation with cannulated screws (4 pts) and buttress plates (10 pts) | 14 |
65 (21–73) | 26.1 | – |
140 [125–140] |
| Haq et al. [26] | 10 | ORIF, fixation could involve screws and plates | 6* | N/A | 20 | – |
120 [90–120] |
| Jagdev et al. [22] | 7 | Fixation could include cannulated screws and/or plates |
76.32* [42–130] |
41 (20–73) | – | †80–100 (7) | – |
| Lasanianos et al. [27] | 6 | ORIF, reduced by direct elevation, freeze-dried cancellous allograft chips used to fill void, plate support | 13* |
53 (20–73) | 18.0 ± 0.6 | – |
130 [130–133.75] |
| Raza et al. [24] | 11 | Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis, cancellous autologous bone graft filler, plates, cancellous or cannulated screws for some patients | 12 |
40 ± 14 (19–75) | 24.5 ± 3.3 | – |
120 [120–120] |
| Touliatos et al. [19] | 5 | ORIF, autologous cancellous bone graft filler, could include plate and screw support | 4* | N/A | – |
80–100 (5) | – |
| Zawam et al. [20] | 9 | ARIF, reduction with impactor, iliac crest bone graft, fixed with 2 cannulated screws and washers |
14* [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18] |
39 (19–55) |
27–30 (7); 20–26 (2) | – | – |