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Published in: International Orthopaedics 4/2010

01-04-2010 | Original Paper

Tibial plateau fractures: functional outcome and incidence of osteoarthritis in 125 cases

Authors: Nikolaos Manidakis, Anis Dosani, Rozalia Dimitriou, Dirk Stengel, Stuart Matthews, Peter Giannoudis

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 4/2010

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Tibial plateau fractures occur due to a combination of axial loading and varus/valgus applied forces leading to articular depression, malalignment and an increased risk of posttraumatic osteoarthritis (OA) [14, 19]. …
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Metadata
Title
Tibial plateau fractures: functional outcome and incidence of osteoarthritis in 125 cases
Authors
Nikolaos Manidakis
Anis Dosani
Rozalia Dimitriou
Dirk Stengel
Stuart Matthews
Peter Giannoudis
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-009-0790-5

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