Tibial plateau fracture : Schatzker type V

Case contributed by Raad Al Tahat
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Female

No obvious fracture line could be seen.

Non-displaced split fracture of the medial tibial plateau associated with depression and split fracture of the lateral tibial plateau.

Bone marrow oedema involving the proximal tibia and lateral femoral condyle.

Grade II injury of the medial collateral ligament and posterior horn of medial meniscus

joint effusion reaching the suprapatellar bursa.

Oedema of the surrounding muscles is noted.

ACL, PCL, and lateral meniscus are intact.

Case Discussion

Radiological features are mostly consistent with schatzker type V tibial plateau fracture.

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