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==Overview==
==Overview==
Tibial plateau fracture must be differentiated from other causes of acute knee pain, [[restriction of movements]], and [[deformity]] such as patella fracture, patella dislocation, knee dislocation, [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]]  injury such as anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, collateral ligaments and meniscal injury
Tibial plateau fracture must be differentiated from other causes of acute [[knee]] pain, [[restriction of movements]], and [[deformity]] such as [[patella fracture]], [[Patella|patella dislocation]], [[knee dislocation]], [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]]  injury such as [[anterior cruciate ligament]], [[posterior cruciate ligament]], [[collateral]] ligaments and [[Tear of meniscus|meniscal]] injury


==Differentiating Distal Radius Fracture from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Tibial Plateau Fracture from other Diseases==
* Tibial plateau fracture must be differentiated from other causes of acute knee pain, [[restriction of movements]], and [[deformity]] such as patella fracture, patella dislocation, knee dislocation, [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]]  injury such as anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, collateral ligaments and meniscal injury.<ref name="pmid24994048">{{cite journal| author=Karrasch C, Gallo RA| title=The acutely injured knee. | journal=Med Clin North Am | year= 2014 | volume= 98 | issue= 4 | pages= 719-36, xi | pmid=24994048 | doi=10.1016/j.mcna.2014.03.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24994048  }} </ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Rockwood | first = Charles | title = Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2010 | isbn = 9781605476773 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Azar | first = Frederick | title = Campbell's operative orthopaedics | publisher = Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2017 | isbn = 9780323374620 }}</ref><ref name="pmid7605307">{{cite journal| author=Arnold MH| title=Fractures of the tibial plateau in the elderly as a cause of immobility. | journal=Aust N Z J Med | year= 1995 | volume= 25 | issue= 2 | pages= 178 | pmid=7605307 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7605307  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28131634">{{cite journal| author=Aurich M, Koenig V, Hofmann G| title=Comminuted intraarticular fractures of the tibial plateau lead to posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the knee: Current treatment review. | journal=Asian J Surg | year= 2018 | volume= 41 | issue= 2 | pages= 99-105 | pmid=28131634 | doi=10.1016/j.asjsur.2016.11.011 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28131634  }} </ref>
* Tibial plateau fracture must be differentiated from other causes of acute [[knee]] pain, [[restriction of movements]], and [[deformity]] such as [[patella fracture]], [[Dislocated patella|patella dislocation]], [[knee dislocation]], [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]]  injury such as [[anterior cruciate ligament]], [[posterior cruciate ligament]], [[collateral]] ligaments and [[Tear of meniscus|meniscal injury]].<ref name="pmid24994048">{{cite journal| author=Karrasch C, Gallo RA| title=The acutely injured knee. | journal=Med Clin North Am | year= 2014 | volume= 98 | issue= 4 | pages= 719-36, xi | pmid=24994048 | doi=10.1016/j.mcna.2014.03.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24994048  }} </ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Rockwood | first = Charles | title = Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2010 | isbn = 9781605476773 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Azar | first = Frederick | title = Campbell's operative orthopaedics | publisher = Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2017 | isbn = 9780323374620 }}</ref><ref name="pmid7605307">{{cite journal| author=Arnold MH| title=Fractures of the tibial plateau in the elderly as a cause of immobility. | journal=Aust N Z J Med | year= 1995 | volume= 25 | issue= 2 | pages= 178 | pmid=7605307 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7605307  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28131634">{{cite journal| author=Aurich M, Koenig V, Hofmann G| title=Comminuted intraarticular fractures of the tibial plateau lead to posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the knee: Current treatment review. | journal=Asian J Surg | year= 2018 | volume= 41 | issue= 2 | pages= 99-105 | pmid=28131634 | doi=10.1016/j.asjsur.2016.11.011 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28131634  }} </ref>


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* Fracture fragment displacement
* [[Fracture]] fragment displacement
* Fracture fragment angulation
* [[Fracture]] fragment angulation
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* Accurate diagnosis of fracture pattern ans aids in classification
* Accurate diagnosis of [[Fracture|fractur]]<nowiki/>e pattern ans aids in [[classification]].
* Useful for preoperative surgical planning for patients with complex, multifragmentary fractures.
* Useful for preoperative surgical planning for patients with complex, multifragmentary fractures.
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* Useful in diagnosing occult [[Bone fracture|fractures]], [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]] and [[soft tissue]] injuries
* Useful in diagnosing occult [[Bone fracture|fractures]], [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]] and [[soft tissue]] injuries
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* Evidence of [[Bone fracture|fracture]] on radiographs is usually seen
* Evidence of [[Bone fracture|fracture]] on [[Radiograph|radiographs]] is usually seen
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* Evidence of [[Bone fracture|fracture]] on CT scan is usually seen
* Evidence of [[Bone fracture|fracture]] on [[CT]] scan is usually seen.
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* [[Soft tissue]] swelling and tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) accompanying the fracture is seen
* [[Soft tissue]] swelling and tear of the [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) accompanying the [[fracture]] is seen
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* It is pathgnomic of  ACL tear
* It is pathgnomic of  [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]] tear
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* Fracture fragment displacement
* [[Fracture]] fragment displacement
* Fracture fragment angulation
* [[Fracture]] fragment angulation
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* CT confirms the x-ray finding
* [[CT]] confirms the [[x-ray]] finding.
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* Swelling and tear of the patellar tendon and the retinaculum may be seen
* [[Swelling]] and [[tear]] of the [[patellar tendon]] and the [[retinaculum]] may be seen
* Also helps to identify osteochondral fragments
* Also helps to identify osteochondral fragments
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* Inability to do straight leg raising test.
* Inability to do [[Straight leg raise|straight leg raising]] test.
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* Tuberosity avulsion and displacement is seen
* [[Tubercle (anatomy)|Tuberosity avulsion]] and displacement is seen
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* CT confirms the x-ray finding
* [[CT]] confirms the [[x-ray]] finding
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* Helps to identify accompanying patellar tendon injury
* Helps to identify accompanying [[Patellar tendon rupture|patellar tendon injury]]
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* Inability to do straight leg raising test.
* Inability to do [[Straight leg raise|straight leg raising]] test.
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* Disclocated patella
* [[Dislocated patella|Disclocated patella]]
* Subluxated patella
* [[Subluxation|Subluxated]] [[patella]]
* Associated fractures
* Associated [[fractures]]
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* CT confirms x-ray findings
* [[CT]] confirms [[x-ray]] findings
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* Identifies damage to medial patellofemoral ligament.
* Identifies damage to medial patellofemoral ligament.
* Identifies damage to retinacular ligament and orientation of the surrounding muscles
* Identifies damage to retinacular ligament and orientation of the surrounding muscles
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* Apprehension Test positive
* Apprehension Test positive
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* Type of knee dislocation
* Type of [[knee dislocation]]
* Associated fractures
* Associated [[fractures]]
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* CT confirms the x-ray  findings and shows any osteochondral injury
* [[CT]] confirms the [[x-ray]] findings and shows any osteochondral injury
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* MRI shows damage to internal structures such as muscles, ligaments and neurovascular bundle.
* [[MRI]] shows damage to internal structures such as [[muscles]], [[ligaments]] and [[Neurovascular bundle|neurovascular]] bundle.
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* Angiography of the lower limb is mandatory to check blood flow to the lower limb and decrease the chances of vascular insult
* [[Angiography]] of the [[lower limb]] is mandatory to check [[blood flow]] to the [[lower limb]] and decrease the chances of [[Vascular injury|vascular insult]]
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* Normal
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* It helps identify the type of tear and classify the tear.
* It helps identify the type of tear and classify the [[tear]].
* It also aids in management plan for meniscal injury.
* It also aids in management plan for [[Tear of meniscus|meniscal injury]].
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* McMurray Test positive for meniscal injury
* [[McMurray's test|McMurray's est]] positive for [[Tear of meniscus|meniscal injury]]
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* Usually Normal
* Usually Normal
* It may show associated avulsion fracture
* It may show associated avulsion [[Bone fracture|fracture]]
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* Normal
* Normal
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* It helps to identify partial or complete tear  
* It helps to identify partial or complete [[tear]]
* It also aids in distinguishing acute versus chronice tears
* It also aids in distinguishing acute versus chronic [[tears]]
* It may show signs of early degeneration and cartilage wear due  to ligament injury
* It may show signs of early [[degeneration]] and [[Cartilage injuries|cartilage wear]] due  to [[ligament]] injury
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* Lachmann Test and Anterior Drawer Test positive in Anterior cruciate ligament tear (ACL)
* [[Lachman test]] and [[Drawer test|Anterior Drawer test]] positive in [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|Anterior cruciate ligament tear]] (ACL)
* Posterior drawer test and Dial test positive for posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
* [[Posterior drawer test]] and Dial test positive for [[posterior cruciate ligament]] (PCL)
* Valgus stress test is positive for Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
* [[Valgus]] stress test is positive for [[MCL|Medial Collateral Ligament]] (MCL)
* Varus stress test is positive for Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)
* [[Varus]] stress test is positive for [[Lateral collateral ligament|Lateral Collateral Ligament]] (LCL)
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Quadriceps tendon rupture|Quadriceps Tendon Rupture]]
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* Usually Normal
* Usually Normal
* It may show associated avulsion fracture
* It may show associated avulsion [[fracture]]
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* Normal
* Normal
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* It shows degree of tear
* It shows degree of [[tear]]
* It also aids in surgical planning
* It also aids in [[Surgery|surgical]] planning
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* Defect present superior to superior pole of patella
* Defect present superior to superior pole of [[patella]]
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* Fracture of tibial tuberosity apophysis is seen
* [[Bone fracture|Fracture]] of [[Tuberosity of the tibia|tibial tuberosity]] apophysis is seen
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* CT confirms x-ray findings  
* [[CT]] confirms [[x-ray]] findings  
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* Sweeling and effusion of the joint ma be seen
* [[Swelling]] and effusion of the [[Joint (anatomy)|joint]] may be seen
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* Adolescents are commonly affected by the disease.
* [[Adolescent|Adolescents]] are commonly affected by the disease.
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* Normal
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* Normal
* Normal
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* Doppler ultrasound and angiography of the lower limb confirms the disease
* [[Doppler ultrasound]] and [[angiography]] of the [[lower limb]] confirms the [[disease]]
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* Fracture fragment displacement
* [[Bone fracture|Fracture]] fragment displacement
* Fracture fragment angulation
* [[Bone fracture|Fracture]] fragment angulation
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* Useful in diagnosing occult [[Bone fracture|fractures]], [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]] and [[soft tissue]] injuries
* Useful in diagnosing occult [[Bone fracture|fractures]], [[Ligamentous laxity|ligamentous]] and [[soft tissue]] injuries
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* Foot drop may be present in few patients
* [[Foot drop]] may be present in few patients
* Electromyography and Nerve conduction studies done to check for any damage to commom peroneal nerve
* [[Electromyography]] and [[Nerve conduction study|Nerve conduction studies]] done to check for any damage to [[Common fibular nerve|commom peroneal nerve]]
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[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Orthopedics]]
[[Category:Orthopedic surgery]]
[[Category:Orthopedic surgery]]
[[Category:Primary care]]
[[Category:Fractures]]
[[Category:Fractures]]
[[Category:Bone fractures]]
[[Category:Bone fractures]]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]

Overview

Tibial plateau fracture must be differentiated from other causes of acute knee pain, restriction of movements, and deformity such as patella fracture, patella dislocation, knee dislocation, ligamentous injury such as anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, collateral ligaments and meniscal injury

Differentiating Tibial Plateau Fracture from other Diseases

Diseases Clinical manifestations Para-clinical findings Gold standard Additional findings
Symptoms Physical examination
Imaging
Pain Restriction of Movements Deformity Tenderness Integrity of extensor mechanism Distal Pulses X-ray CT scan MRI
Tibial plateau fracture + + +/- + + +/-
  • Accurate diagnosis of fracture pattern ans aids in classification.
  • Useful for preoperative surgical planning for patients with complex, multifragmentary fractures.
CT
Segond Fracture + + - + + + MRI
  • It is pathgnomic of ACL tear
Patella Fracture + + + + - + X-ray
Tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture + + + + - + X-ray
Patellar dislocation + + + + +/- +
  • Identifies damage to medial patellofemoral ligament.
  • Identifies damage to retinacular ligament and orientation of the surrounding muscles
MRI
  • Apprehension Test positive
Knee Dislocation + + + + +/- +/-
  • CT confirms the x-ray findings and shows any osteochondral injury
MRI
Diseases Pain Restriction of Movements Deformity Tenderness Integrity of extensor mechanism Distal Pulses X-ray CT scan MRI Gold standard Additional findings
Meniscus Injury + +/- - +/- + +
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • It helps identify the type of tear and classify the tear.
  • It also aids in management plan for meniscal injury.
MRI
Ligament Injuries (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL) + +/- - + + +
  • Usually Normal
  • It may show associated avulsion fracture
  • Normal
MRI
Quadriceps Tendon Rupture + + + + - +
  • Usually Normal
  • It may show associated avulsion fracture
  • Normal
MRI
  • Defect present superior to superior pole of patella
Osgood - Schlatter Disease + + - + + + X-ray
Peripheral Vascular Injuries + - - + + -
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Normal
Doppler ultrasound
Maisonneuve Fracture + + + + + + CT confirms x-ray findings X-ray

References

  1. Karrasch C, Gallo RA (2014). "The acutely injured knee". Med Clin North Am. 98 (4): 719–36, xi. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2014.03.002. PMID 24994048.
  2. Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781605476773.
  3. Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323374620.
  4. Arnold MH (1995). "Fractures of the tibial plateau in the elderly as a cause of immobility". Aust N Z J Med. 25 (2): 178. PMID 7605307.
  5. Aurich M, Koenig V, Hofmann G (2018). "Comminuted intraarticular fractures of the tibial plateau lead to posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the knee: Current treatment review". Asian J Surg. 41 (2): 99–105. doi:10.1016/j.asjsur.2016.11.011. PMID 28131634.

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