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TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE Flashcards

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Mechanism

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Valgus or Varus force combined with axial load
Drives the femoral condyle into the tibia
high velocity in younger, low velocity in elderly

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Clinical Feature

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Unable to weight bear
Marked Swelling
Marked joint line tenderness
Valgus strain but with lateral joint line tenderness

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ED Management: Non displaced, lateral fracture

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Knee Immobilizer with non-weight bearing
Orthopedic referral in 2 - 7 d

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ED Management: Depression of articular surface

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Early orthopedic consult for ORIF

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