What it is
Fractures of the patella, femoral condyles or tibial plateau after trauma. Fragility fractures may occur after minor loading when bone is weakened.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Severe pain and swelling after trauma
- Inability or marked difficulty bearing weight
- Bruising, deformity or focal bone tenderness
- Inability to extend the knee in some patellar fractures
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
A review of the management of tibial plateau fractures.
Literature review · 2018
Knee
When does the knee need medical guidance?
Deformity after trauma, inability to bear weight, a fully locked knee, immediate major swelling, a hot red knee with fever, or a change in foot pulse, colour or sensation require prompt medical assessment.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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