Schatzker Classification (tibial plateau)
Schatzker classification of a tibial-plateau fracture (I–VI); I–III typically low-energy, IV–VI high-energy with the worst prognosis.
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Example
- Fracture pattern
- Medial plateau (IV)
Result: Schatzker Type IV — medial plateau fracture; high-energy (IV–VI), worst prognosis — assess for peroneal-nerve and popliteal-vessel injury.
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What the result means
- Types
- I lateral split, II lateral split-depression, III lateral pure depression, IV medial plateau, V bicondylar, VI plateau with metaphyseal-diaphyseal dissociation.
- Energy
- I–III low-energy; IV–VI high-energy, worst prognosis — IV carries neurovascular risk, VI compartment-syndrome risk, and V–VI are often staged.
What you enter
- Fracture pattern
How this is calculated
Schatzker J, McBroom R, Bruce D. The tibial plateau fracture: the Toronto experience 1968-1975. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1979;(138):94-104. Read the source ↗
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