Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures
Abstract Background Tibial plateau fractures are traumatic injuries with severities ranging from nondisplaced to complicated fractures. This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of patients with tibial plateau fractures treated in five trauma clinics. Methods This retrospective, cross...
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| author | Juan Reátiga Aguilar Ximena Rios Eduardo González Edery Alfredo De La Rosa Laura Arzuza Ortega |
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| description | Abstract Background Tibial plateau fractures are traumatic injuries with severities ranging from nondisplaced to complicated fractures. This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of patients with tibial plateau fractures treated in five trauma clinics. Methods This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 1165 patients with tibial plateau fractures treated between December 2015 and May 2017. Subjects were selected from the medical records of five institutions based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Age, sex, laterality, fracture type, trauma mechanism, vehicle type, classification, and associated injuries were assessed via univariate and bivariate analyses. Results In total, 23.3% of patients with tibial fractures treated during the study period had tibial plateau fractures. Of those affected, 73% were men and 50% were younger than 40 years. Furthermore, 95.7% of fractures were caused by traffic accidents, 82.6% of which involved motorcycles. Fractures were closed in 93.1% of cases, and 78% of subjects had associated injuries. The most common fractures, according to Schatzker classification, were type VI (23%) and V (19.1%) fractures. Conclusions Tibial plateau fractures are frequent injuries in our setting and mostly occur in men in their 30 s and 40 s. These fractures are typically caused by motorcycle traffic accidents. Level of Evidence. IV. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-839e3b21794e422484b1ed0763206c942022-12-22T02:06:43ZengBMCJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research1749-799X2022-02-011711710.1186/s13018-022-02988-8Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fracturesJuan Reátiga Aguilar0Ximena Rios1Eduardo González Edery2Alfredo De La Rosa3Laura Arzuza Ortega4Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Grupo CampbellOrthopedics and Traumatology Department, Grupo CampbellOrthopedics and Traumatology Department, Clínica Valle Salud Sur CaliOrthopedics and Traumatology Department, Clinica BahiaMagister Epidemiology, Grupo CampbellAbstract Background Tibial plateau fractures are traumatic injuries with severities ranging from nondisplaced to complicated fractures. This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of patients with tibial plateau fractures treated in five trauma clinics. Methods This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 1165 patients with tibial plateau fractures treated between December 2015 and May 2017. Subjects were selected from the medical records of five institutions based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Age, sex, laterality, fracture type, trauma mechanism, vehicle type, classification, and associated injuries were assessed via univariate and bivariate analyses. Results In total, 23.3% of patients with tibial fractures treated during the study period had tibial plateau fractures. Of those affected, 73% were men and 50% were younger than 40 years. Furthermore, 95.7% of fractures were caused by traffic accidents, 82.6% of which involved motorcycles. Fractures were closed in 93.1% of cases, and 78% of subjects had associated injuries. The most common fractures, according to Schatzker classification, were type VI (23%) and V (19.1%) fractures. Conclusions Tibial plateau fractures are frequent injuries in our setting and mostly occur in men in their 30 s and 40 s. These fractures are typically caused by motorcycle traffic accidents. Level of Evidence. IV.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-02988-8tibial fractureTibial plateausTrauma mechanisms |
| spellingShingle | Juan Reátiga Aguilar Ximena Rios Eduardo González Edery Alfredo De La Rosa Laura Arzuza Ortega Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research tibial fracture Tibial plateaus Trauma mechanisms |
| title | Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures |
| title_full | Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures |
| title_short | Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures |
| title_sort | epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures |
| topic | tibial fracture Tibial plateaus Trauma mechanisms |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-02988-8 |
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