Tibial plateau fracture

Case contributed by Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Diagnosis certain

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Citation:

Knipe H, Tibial plateau fracture. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40831

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40831

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/40831

rID:

40831

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

5 Nov 2015

Revisions:

9 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Tags:

knee, fracture, core condition, emergencymedicine

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Presentation

Jumped off a wall. Sore right knee. Able to weight bear.

Patient Data

Age: 30

Gender: Male

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Frontal

Large lipohemarthrosis. No definite fracture is seen.

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Small impacted fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau with lipohemarthrosis.

Case Discussion

Lipohemarthrosis is a specific but not sensitive indicator of intra-articular fracture of the knee. The presence of one should always prompt a thorough search for a fracture.

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