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A modified posterolateral approach between the soleus and the lateral head of the gastrocnemius (2), with blunt preparation of the popliteus muscle (held cranially) enables access to the posterolateral plateau. Reprinted from Frosch KH, Balcarek P, Walde T, Stürmer KM. A new posterolateral approach without fibula osteotomy for the treatment of tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Trauma 2010;24:515-520, with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health.
