Inflation osteoplasty: in vitro evaluation of a new technique for reducing depressed intra-articular fractures of the tibial plateau and distal radius

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Tibial plateau results

	Plateau	Instrumentation	Fracture characteristics	Quality production
Tibial pair 1
Right	Medial	Metal tamp	7 mm depression, comminution	Over reduction, penetration of joint surface
Right	Lateral	Balloon	4 mm depression	No/minimal residual defect
Left	Medial	Balloon	7 mm depression, comminution	No/minimal residual defect
Left	Lateral	Metal tamp	4 mm depression	Over reduction, cancellous bone into joint
Tibial pair 2
Right	Medial	Metal tamp	Small depression <5mm	No/minimal residual defect
Right	Lateral	Balloon	Small depression <5mm	No/minimal residual defect
Left	Medial	Balloon	Small depression <5mm	No/minimal residual defect
Left	Lateral	Metal tamp	Small depression <5mm	1 mm final stepoff
Tibial pair 3
Right	Medial	Balloon	10 mm depression	No/minimal residual defect
Right	Lateral	Metal tamp	8 mm depression, comminution	Poor reduction, irregular surface
Left	Medial	Metal tamp	10 mm depression	No/minimal residual defect
Left	Lateral	Balloon	8 mm depression, comminution	No/minimal residual defect