What is the best surgical method for repairing tibial plateau fractures (breaks in the top end of the shin bone)

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What is the best surgical method for repairing tibial plateau fractures (breaks in the top end of the shin bone) Key messages • We do not know what is the best way to repair a complex fracture of the tibial plateau (top part of the shin bone). • There is some evidence suggesting little or no difference between different surgical methods for fixing tibial plateau bone fragments in place and between different methods of filling holes in the bone caused by the fractures. We are not confident in the evidence. • More research is required in this area. What is a tibial plateau fracture? Fractures...

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