title: Percutaneous inflation osteoplasty for indirect reduction of depressed tibial plateau fractures.
abstract: Anatomic reduction of articular depression tibial plateau fractures is challenging. The authors describe a new technique using percutaneous balloon-guided inflation osteoplasty for a depressed lateral tibial plateau fracture. The fluoroscopy-guided inflation osteoplasty restores the joint surface anatomically in a minimally invasive fashion. The metaphyseal void is filled with a fast-setting fluid-phase bone substitute, and a lateral buttress plate is applied with less invasive incisions. This technique is a valid alternative for indirect reduction of depressed articular tibial plateau fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hahnhaussen
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hak
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weckbach
authors.forename: Jake P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Heiney
authors.forename: Philip F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Stahel
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*