Comparison of Functional Outcomes of Tibial Plateau Fractures Treated with Nonlocking and Locking Plate Fixations: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Type of fractures and common mechanisms of the fracture.
Type of fracture
Nonlocking
Locking
Mean age (mean ± SD)
Common mechanism frequency (%)
Schatzker system
Grade I
2 (9.5)*
0 (0.0)*
31.00 ± 11.31
MA (50.0)/F (50.0)
Grade II
11 (52.4)
9 (45.0)
34.37 ± 9.45
MA (35.0)/PTCA (20.0)
Grade III
2 (9.5)
1 (5.0)
28.00 ± 4.00
MTCA (66.7)/MA (33.3)
Grade IV
1 (4.8)
2 (10.0)
33.00 ± 15.13
MTCA (33.3)/MA (33.3)
Grade V
1 (4.8)
3 (15.0)
36.50 ± 7.77
MTCA (50.0)/MA (25.0)
Grade VI
4 (19.0)
5 (25.0)
37.44 ± 8.41
MA (66.7)/MTCA (11.1)
AO system
B1
2 (9.5)
0 (0.0)
31.00 ± 11.31
MA (50.0)/F (50.0)
B2
10 (47.0)
6 (30.0)
33.25 ± 6.35
MA (31.3)/MTCA (18.8)
B3
6 (28.6)
5 (25.0)
33.60 ± 11.42
MA (45.5)/MTCA (27.3)
C1
1 (4.8)
4 (20.0)
34.60 ± 4.63
MA (40.0)/MTCA (40.0)
C2
2 (9.5)
4 (20.0)
40.66 ± 9.95
MA (50.0)/MTCA (16.7)
C3
0 (0.0)
1 (5.0)
34.00 ± 0.00
MA (100)
MA: motor accident; MTCA: motor to car accident. Data are presented as number (%). Analyses were performed using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test (all values were more than 0.05).
