Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data of patients with tibial plateau fractures
| Parameter | Patients |
|---|---|
| Mean age (range), years | 54.9 (17–87) |
| Gender (male/female), n | 106/80 |
| Causes of fracture, n (%) | |
| Road traffic accidents | 79 (42.5 %) |
| Falling from a height | 45 (24.2 %) |
| Riding electromobile injuries | 38 (20.4 %) |
| Others | 24 (12.9 %) |
| Affected side, n (%) | |
| Left | 112 (60.2 %) |
| Right | 72 (38.7 %) |
| Bilateral | 2 (1.1 %) |
| Simple fracture, n (%) | 130 (69.9 %) |
| Complicated fracture, n (%) | 56 (30.1 %) |
| Schatzker classification (N = 188) | |
| Type I | 12 |
| Type II | 74 |
| Type III | 29 |
| Type IV | 15 |
| Type V | 30 |
| Type VI | 28 |
| Associated injury, n | |
| Other fracture within the knee joint | 45 |
| Non-knee joint fracture | 38 |
| Organic lesion | 32 |
| Craniocerebral injury | 23 |