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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 99-B, Issue SUPP_13 | Pages 3 - 3
1 Jun 2017
Iliopoulos E Agarwal S Gallagher K Khaleel A
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Purpose

Tibia plateau fractures are severe knee injuries which have a great impact on the patients' lives, but in what extend is not clear yet in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the gait alternations after treatment of patients who had severe tibia plateau fractures which were treated with circular ilizarov frame.

Materials & Methods

We have evaluated the gait pattern of patients who were treated with circular Ilizarov frame after severe tibia plateau fractures (Schatzker IV-VI) in our department. The gait was tested by using a force plate in a walking platform. Ground Reaction Forces (GRF) data were collected during level walking at self-selected speeds. The patients performed two walking tasks for each limb and the collected data were averaged for each limb. Demographic, clinical, radiological and quality of life questionnaire (SF-12) data were also collected.