Fracture Group | Fracture type |
Unituberosity fractures (lateral or medial) | · Type I: mixed fractures · Type II: separation fractures · Type III: settlement fractures |
Bi-Tuberosity Fractures | · Simple V, Y, or inverted T fractures · Complex bi-tubercular fractures · Comminuted bi-tubercular fractures |
Spinotubercular fractures (medial or lateral) | · Type I: no or minimal displacement · Type II: subluxation above and outside the diaphyseal-epiphyseal fragment with minimal overhang of the tibia in relation to the femur · Type III: dislocation above and outside the diaphyseal fragment with rupture of the contralateral capsuloligamentous plane |
Posterior separation fractures | · Posteromedial separation fracture · Separation fracture of one plateau with spinotuberosity fracture of the other plateau |