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. 2022 May-Aug;17(2):88–91. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1558

Table 2.

AO classification of fracture pattern in trauma frames

AO classification Number of patients Further breakdown
41 – Proximal tibial (knee)
  A (Extra-articular) 1 A1 – 0
A2 – 1
A3 – 0
  B (Partial articular) 0 B1 – 0
B2 – 0
B3 – 0
  C (Complex articular) 58 C1 – 1
C2 – 5
C3 – 52
42 – Diaphyseal
  A (Simple) 25 A1 – 7
A2 – 4
A3 – 14
  B (Wedge) 28 B1 – 9
B2 – 6
B3 – 13
  C (Complex) 25 C1 – 6
C2 – 7
C3 – 12
43 – Distal tibial (ankle)
  A (Extra-articular) 16 A1 – 9
A2 – 1
A3 – 6
  B (Partial articular) 1 B1 – 1
B2 – 0
B3 – 0
  C (Complex articular) 68 C1 – 16
C2 – 36
C3 – 16