Schatzker type IV medial tibial plateau fractures have an unfavorable prognosis, likely due to the mechanism of injury (fracture-dislocation/subluxation type) and possibly due to the involvement of the posterolateral plateau, which is different from previously thought. The aim of this study was to propose a new subclassification of Schatzker type IV fracture patterns based on 2-dimensional (2-D...

Background: Studies have shown that there are striking variations in knee morphology between Asian and Western population. However, most of the existing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants are designed to suit the anatomy of Western population. Our study investigated anthropometry of Indian arthritic knees and compared them to international ethnic groups. Methods: Computed tomography was use...

Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy is a popular treatment option for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. One of the proposed advantages is easier conversion to a total knee replacement compared to lateral closing wedge osteotomies, although there are few studies to support this. We reviewed the technical considerations in 36 knees in which conversion of a medial opening wedge...

In patients with progressive Blount`s disease early surgical treatment is advised. The recurrence following the surgical treatment of Blount`s disease has been documented. Medial tibial plateau elevation is one of the treatment in severe Blount`s disease. Clinical and radiological assessment of the knee was used for elevation of medial tibial plateau in severe tibia vara. Significant depression...

Tibial stress fractures in young athletes most commonly occur in the proximal and middle thirds of the bone along the medial aspect.1,2 The orientation of tibial stress fractures usually is transverse, although longitudinal3 and spiral4 patterns have been reported. Less common tibial stress fractures have been described in the anterior diaphyseal cortex,5-7 posterior diaphyseal and metaphyseal ...

Mechanical alignment with conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) instruments often requires collateral ligament releases, which result in a high prevalence of adduction and reverse axial rotation (external rotation) of the tibial component during knee flexion with a variety of component designs. We used a radiographic image-matching technique to determine the contact kinematics during stand...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation of bone size to radiographic severity in knee osteoarthritis. METHODS 149 women (81 healthy and 68 with knee osteoarthritis) underwent knee radiography and magnetic resonance imaging on their symptomatic or dominant knee. Tibial plateau bone area was measured at baseline and at follow up. RESULTS Women with osteoarthritis had larger medial and lateral tib...