Research Article

Analysis of Risk Factors and Surgical Strategy of Knee Traumatic Arthritis after Internal Plate Fixation in the Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fracture

Table 1

Monofactor analysis of postoperative secondary knee traumatic arthritis.

MonofactorControl group ()Research group ()/ value value

Age0.155>0.05
Gender (male/female)113/11834/350.002>0.05
Steel plate type
 Combined steel plate105 (45.45%)36 (52.17%)0.967>0.05
 Anatomical plate81 (35.06%)21 (30.43%)
 Locking steel plate45 (19.48%)12 (17.39%)
Fracture classification
 I014 (20.29%)67.188<0.05
 II23 (9.96%)15 (21.74%)
 III115 (49.78%)33 (47.83%)
 IV93 (40.26%)7 (10.14%)
Mode of injury
 High energy135 (58.44%)12 (17.39%)35.826<0.05
 Low energy96 (41.56%)57 (82.61%)
 Osteoporosis41 (17.75%)35 (50.72%)30.542<0.05
 Meniscus injury114 (49.35%)27 (39.13%)2.227>0.05
 Injury of collateral ligament42 (18.18%)18 (26.09%)2.075>0.05
 Cruciate ligament injury65 (28.14%)23 (3.33%)0.691>0.05
Time from injury to operation
 ≤7 d157 (67.97%)31 (44.93%)12.052<0.05
 >7 d74 (32.03%)38 (55.07%)
Time from operation to weight-bearing
 ≤6 months34 (14.72%)11 (15.94%)0.062>0.05
 >6 months197 (85.28%)58 (84.06%)
Removal of internal fixation77 (33.33%)21 (30.43%)0.202>0.05