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Tibial plateau fractures treated with the less invasive stabilisation system

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Thirty-six tibial plateau fractures in 35 patients were treated with the less invasive stabilisation system (LISS). Patients’ mean age was 42 years. There were 27 type C fractures and nine type B fractures according to AO/OTA classification. The average time to healing was 4.2 months (3–7 months). Deep infection developed in two cases. One patient healed in 6° of varus, and seven patients had an increased articular angulation of 6° (4–8°) in the sagittal plane. There were no cases of loss of reduction, non-union, or deep vein thrombosis. The LISS system could be considered for the management of tibial plateau fractures.

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36 fractures du plateau tibial chez 35 patients, âgés en moyenne de 42 ans, étaient traitées avec le système peu invasif (LISS). IL y avaient 27 fractures de type C et 9 de type B selon la classification AO/OTA. Le temps moyen de consolidation était de 4,2 mois (3–7). Il y avait 2 infections profondes. Un patient était consolidé avec 6° de varus et 7 patients avaient une augmentation de l’angulation articulaire sagittale de 6° (4–8). Il n’y avait pas de cas de perte de réduction, de non consolidation, ou de thrombose veineuse profonde. Le système LISS peut être considéré comme un traitement fiable des fractures du plateau tibial.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jackson A. Lee, Stamatios A. Papadakis, Charles Moon & Charalampos G. Zalavras

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, “THRIASIO” General Hospital, 28th Octovriou Street, 54, 15236, N. Penteli, Attiki, Greece

    Stamatios A. Papadakis

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Lee, J.A., Papadakis, S.A., Moon, C. et al. Tibial plateau fractures treated with the less invasive stabilisation system. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 31, 415–418 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-006-0176-x

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