[Anatomical aspects and procedures in plateau fractures]. / Uwarunkowania anatomiczne i taktyka postepowania w zlamaniach plateau piszczeli.

ABSTRACT

The paper deals with anatomy of proximal extremity of tibia and specially focuses on the problem of its fractures and methodology of orthopedic procedures. Fractures of tibial plateaus are mostly intracapsular and may cause long-lasting consequences. They account for about 7% of all fractures in the limbs and affect both young and adult individuals. Current classification and descriptions of fractures, methods of diagnostics and treatment are also given.