TY - BOOK AU - Hossam Talaat Mahdy AU - Ahmed Amin Galaal , AU - Sherif Mamdouh Abdelhafez Amr , AU - Walid Reda Mohamed , TI - Direct posterior approach for management of posteromedial tibial plateau fracture using buttress plate (Schatzker IV, V, VI) / PY - 2016/// CY - Cairo : PB - Hossam Talaat Mahdy , KW - Buttress plate KW - Posteromedial tibial plateau KW - Schatzker IV, V, VI N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - There have been in the past, there are now and there will be in the future controversies regarding the best method of treatment. Several choices have been considered in the treatment of these fracture and numerous satisfactory results have been reported using both non-surgical and surgical methods . In any case, the goals of treatment are restoration of normal alignment, joint congruity, joint stabilization and, ultimately, the prevention of degenerative osteoarthritis. A precise reduction and a stable fixation of the fracture fragments, obtained through out a good visualization of the articular surface with minimal dissection, can help to achieve these goals and allows early mobilization and a faster recovery ER -