ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of single and double locking compressing plates(LCP)treatment for Schatzker type Ⅵ tibial plateau fractures.Methods Patients(n=90)with Schatzker type Ⅵ tibial plateau fractures were randomly divided into two groups according to the treatment methods (single LCP group and double LCP group;45 patients in each group) and analyzed retrospectively.Operative duration,intraoperative bleeding volume,postoperative wound infection,Rasmussen anatomical score and functional score were measured and compared between the two groups.Results More favorable results were achieved in the single LCP group than in the double LCP group in operative duration [(51.4 ± 4.03)h vs.(76.2±5.5)h(t=24.514,P＜0.001)]and intraoperative bleeding volume[(173.7±8.8) ml vs.(212.4 ± 4.9) ml (t =25.911,P ＜ 0.001,respectively)].Further more,three cases of postoperative woundin fection were seen in the double LCP group,while none was observed in the single LCP group.There was no significant difference in the percentage of satisfactory Rasmussenanatomical scores and functional scores between the two groups one year afteroperation(~ =-0.442,P=0.659).Conclusions Compared with double LCP fixation,single LCP fixation is more advantageous for the treatment of Schatzker type Ⅵ tibial plateau fractures.