A 52-year-old man with no relevant past medical history presented to the clinic with chronic right knee pain and difficulty ambulating since a motorcycle accident 3 years prior that occurred in the ...
Fractures of the tibial plateau are severe injuries, accounting for 5–8% of all fractures of the lower leg. The most frequent reasons for these injuries are falls, traffic accidents and sports trauma.
Fractures of the tibial plateau present a complex challenge, combining articular surface disruption with potential soft-tissue injury around the knee. Management strategies span non-operative ...
Orthopedic surgeons commonly use vancomycin and tobramycin powder intraoperatively to reduce infection risk. A randomized trial showed that adding tobramycin was no better than vancomycin alone at ...