A Special Fracture in Diagnosis and Treatment: Lateral Tibial Plateau with Peroneal Nerve Entrapment

Abstract

A majority of tibial plateau fractures involve the lateral plateau. Posterolateral tibial plateau fractures are caused by a valgus force
that impacts the posterolateral plateau against the lateral femoral condyle. We describe a unique case of a patient who sustained a
lateral plateau fracture with posterior displacement behind a fractured fibular head, with entrapment of the peroneal nerve. This
unusual fracture pattern required dual anterolateral and lateral approach for reduction and fixation.