PROXIMAL TIBIAL FRACTURES MANAGED WITH COLUMN-SPECIFIC FIXATION

Abstract

Background: The femoral condyle exerts compressive and shearing pressures on the articular surfaces 
of the tibia in patients that experience valgus or varus forces with the axial load, leading to proximal 
fracture.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiographic union of patients in an Indian medical 
facility who had proximal tibial fractures treated with column-specific fixation.
Methods: Sixty participants with proximal tibial fractures treated with column-specific fixation were 
evaluated in this study. All participants, including those with knee and functional subgroups, had KSS at 
the 9-month follow-up. Excellent, good, fair, and bad were determined by a knee society score of 80 to 
100, 70-79, 60-69, and less than 60, respectively.