The goal of this observational study is to assess the prevalence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis and to report medium and long term functional outcomes secondary to tibia plateau fractures. The second aim was to investigate whether there were any risk factors associated with these outcomes.
Patients from the region of Norrbotten (northern part of Sweden) who underwent tibial plateau fracture between the years of 2001 and 2015
Death without bilateral weighted X-ray minimum 5 years post injury
Open growth plate in distal femur and/or proximal tibia
Extraarticular or isolated eminentia fracture
OA prior to injury
Umeå University
Lead sponsor
Region Norrbotten
Collaborator