This visual system allows the surgeon to readily recall the original injury from his notes, as well as indicating the severity of the fracture.
This visual system allows the surgeon to readily recall the original injury from his notes, as well as indicating the severity of the fracture.
Schatzker Classification
Schatzker Type I - Lateral plateau fracture without depression.
Schatzker Type II - Lateral plateau fracture with depression.
Schatzker Type III - Compression fracture of the lateral or central plateau.
Schatzker Type IV - Medial plateau fracture.
Schatzker Type V - Simple bicondylar fracture.
Schatzker Type VI - Comminuted bicondylar fracture.
Quote from peer-reviewed paper:
"....In younger patients, the fragments tend to be larger and in wedges due to the shear forces involved. In elderly patients, on the other hand, pure depression fractures are the most common, usually caused by lower energy trauma...."
....Tibial plateau fractures are a risk to the functional integrity of the knee....
Citation: Júnior MK, Fogagnolo F, Bitar RC, Freitas RL, Salim R, Jansen Paccola CA. TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES. Rev Bras Ortop. 2015 Dec 7;44(6):468-74. doi: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30142-7. PMID: 27077054; PMCID: PMC4816819.
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