Tibial plateau fracture on X-ray: 5 real cases

Real, openly licensed radiographs showing tibial plateau fracture. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.

What to look for

Depression or split of the lateral plateau.

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Cases

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Other lower limb diagnoses

Acetabular fracture
Ankle fracture (lateral malleolus)
Bimalleolar ankle fracture
Calcaneal fracture
Calcaneal spur
Femoral shaft fracture
Fifth metatarsal fracture (Jones / base)
Hip (proximal femoral) fracture
Hip dislocation
Knee joint effusion
Patellar dislocation
Patellar fracture
Pellegrini–Stieda lesion
Stress fracture
Tibial (and fibular) shaft fracture

Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.