Schatzker Type IV: Medial fracture of the tibial plateau with a split or depression often associated with damage to soft tissue, which can occur in both osteoporosis and traumatic injury cases.

Type V: A type V tibial plateau fracture happens when both the lateral and medial tibial plateau are affected, typically in a split bicondylar fracture. Type VI: Type VI fractures are bicondylar.

Schatzker Type V: wedge fracture of lateral and medial tibial plateau Schatzker Type VI: transverse fracture with a dissociation between the midsection of the bone and the narrow portion.

ISTANBUL — Orthopaedic surgeons should treat proximal tibial fractures individually based on fracture classification, intra-articular involvement and patient factors, based on a presentation by ...

In summary, we present a case of complex primary TKA for chronic nonunion following a Schatzker VI tibial plateau fracture, utilizing a metaphyseal cone and long-stemmed tibial implant to achieve ...

A minimally invasive technique using two parallel tension screws was first introduced by Schatzker et al. in 1979. [15] Since then, minimally invasive arthroscopically-assisted procedures have ...