Highlights of proximal tibia

The content was authored by David Barei (US). Michael Baumgaertner (US) was the editor. J. Spence Reid (US) was the author of the ring fixator content. Markku Nousiainen (CA) and Andrew Oppy (AU) were the authors of the intramedullary nailing content.

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This module covers the treatment options for:

• Avulsion fracture of the fibular head
• Avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle
• Avulsion fracture of the tibial spine
• Avulsion of the posterior cruciate ligament
• Simple extraarticular fracture
• Wedge or multifragmentary extraarticular fracture
• Lateral plateau split fracture
• Medial plateau split fracture
• Depression fracture
• Lateral plateau split-depression fracture
• Medial plateau split-depression fracture
• Complete simple articular fracture with simple metaphyseal components
• Complete simple articular fracture with fragmentary metaphyseal components
• Complete articular fracture with fragmentary lateral plateau
• Complete articular fracture with fragmentary medial plateau

This module provides comprehensive guidance on surgical approaches to the proximal tibia, including both open and minimally invasive techniques from various anatomical directions. It outlines patient positioning strategies tailored to specific procedures, such as intramedullary nailing and ring fixator application.

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