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Bicondylar tibial plateau fractures are complex injuries to manage. The goal, as with all fractures, is to restore length, alignment, and rotation. The two most important parameters for a good to excellent clinical outcome are restoration of the mechanical axis of the lower extremity and minimizing intraarticular incongruity [1].
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Davidovitch, R.I., Galos, D.K. (2016). Bicondylar Tibial Plateau ORIF Technique . In: Tejwani, N. (eds) Fractures of the Tibia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21774-1_4
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