Abstract
Fractures around the knee present with a unique biomechanical feature to the entire function of the lower limb. The knee is the centre of two long lever arms of the lower limb and has a complicated structural arrangement with a number of important intra-articular components that determine the stability and afford weight bearing with wide range of motion. Five specific types of problematic fractures are discussed in this chapter as they all share a unique feature of juxta-articular fractures that may present a special problem to the restoration of normal function of the knee joint. These are tibial plateau, intercondylar eminence, femoral condyle, patellar and osteochondral fractures.
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