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- Title
The use of β-TCP in the surgical treatment of tibial plateau fractures.
- Authors
Chao Shen; Jie Ma; Xiao-Dong Chen; Li-Yang Dai
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcome of using β-TCP in the treatment of depression tibial plateau fractures. A total of 124 patients with depression tibial fractures were included in this study and followed for a minimum of 12 months. All the cases were treated with open reduction and internal fixation, and grafted with β-TCP ceramic. The clinical and radiological outcomes were assessed using Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score of knee and Rasmussen score during the follow-up. No obvious redisplacement was found at the follow-up assessment. Most of the patients had excellent HSS score and Rasmussen clinical score. Bone healing was noted in all fractures and Schatzker II-type fractures had the best functional outcome. The results suggested that using β-TCP combined with open reduction and rigid internal fixation was an effective treatment for depression fractures of the tibial plateau.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of fractures; FRACTURE fixation; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY; KNEE surgery; BONE injuries
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 12, p1406
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-009-0726-z