Abstract
1. Sixty fractures of the tibial condyles have been reviewed. Fifty were treated by conservative measures and ten by operative reduction. The fractures are classified and the etiology, age incidence, mechanism of injury, methods of treatment, and results are discussed.
2. The indications for operative reduction are described.
3. The combined split and compression types of fracture give the least satisfactory results.
4. Age is no contra-indication to immobilisation in the treatment of these fractures.
5. Emphasis is laid upon the necessity for immobilisation in the treatment of the associated ligamentous injuries.
6. It is considered that the results justify the policy of treatment described.
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