Table 3 Prevalence of tibial plateau fractures
From: Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures
Female | Male | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 314(27%) | 851(73%) | ||
Age (median, RI) | 39 RI = 20 | 35 RI = 20 | 40 RI = 22 | 0.01 |
Extremity | Left | 165 (26.7%) | 453 (73.3%) | 0.84 |
Right | 149 (27.2%) | 398 (72.8%) | ||
Fracture type | Closed | 298 (27.5%) | 787 (72.5%) | 0.14 |
Open | 16 (20%) | 64 (80%) | ||
Mechanism of injury | Road crash | 298 (26.7%) | 817 (73.3%) | 0.03 |
Work | 0 | 3 (100%) | ||
Accident fall from a height | 14 (45.2%) | 17 (54.8%) | ||
Sport injury | 1 (100%) | 0 | ||
Others | 1 (7.1%) | 13 (92.85%) | ||
Blunt trauma | 0 | 1 (100%) | ||
*Vehicle type | Bicycle | 7 (24.1%) | 22 (75.9%) | 0.12 |
Motor | 235 (25.5%) | 686 (74.5%) | ||
Bicycle car | 56 (33.9%) | 109 (66.1%) | ||
Soft tissue Injuries (Meniscal o Ligamentous Tears) | Present | 226 (24.7%) | 688 (75.3) | 0.001 |
Absent | 88 (35.1%) | 163 (64.9%) | ||
Classification (Schatzker et al.) | Type I | 37 (25%) | 111 (75%) | 0.6 |
Type II | 62 (29.4%) | 149 (70.6%) | ||
Type III | 54 (30%) | 126 (70%) | ||
Type IV | 40 (27.6%) | 105 (72.4%) | ||
Type V | 51 (23%) | 171 (77%) | ||
Type VI | 70 (27%) | 189 (73%) |