Tibial plateau fracture history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]

Overview

A positive history of pain, deformity, and restricted knee movements is suggestive of tibial plateau fracture.

Patients with tibial plateau fracture may have a positive history of:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Common symptoms of tibial plateau fracture include:

Less common symptoms of tibial plateau fracture include:

References

↑ Ramponi DR, McSwigan T (2018). “Tibial Plateau Fractures”. Adv Emerg Nurs J. 40 (3): 155–161. doi:10.1097/TME.0000000000000194. PMID 30059369.
↑ Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green’s fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781605476773.
↑ Singleton N, Sahakian V, Muir D (2017). “Outcome After Tibial Plateau Fracture: How Important Is Restoration of Articular Congruity?”. J Orthop Trauma. 31 (3): 158–163. doi:10.1097/BOT.0000000000000762. PMID 27984441.
↑ Dubina AG, Paryavi E, Manson TT, Allmon C, O’Toole RV (2017). “Surgical site infection in tibial plateau fractures with ipsilateral compartment syndrome”. Injury. 48 (2): 495–500. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2016.10.017. PMID 27914662.

Overview