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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152017000100092</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Revisión de los casos de fracturas de plato tibial Schatzker V y VI tratada con osteosíntesis y/o fijación externa en el Hospital San Juan de Dios durante el año 2015]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ugalde Ovares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinoza Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karla]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Seguros  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Médico Integral Ebenezer  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>92</fpage>
<lpage>103</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152017000100092&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152017000100092&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152017000100092&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Las fracturas de plato tibial representan el 1,2% de las fracturas, se observan predominantemente en dos grupos: en pacientes jóvenes que sufren lesiones de alta energía y en adultos mayores con osteopenia debido a traumas de baja energía. 1,2En el paciente joven es más frecuente la lesión de tejidos blandos debido a la resistencia ósea, mientras en el paciente anciano suele asociarse mayor frecuencia de depresión de la superficie articular.2 Las causas asociadas son la compresión axial asociada a varo o valgo, precipitaciones, accidentes de tránsito y actividades deportivas. Las fracturas del plato tibial lateral son más frecuentes que las mediales, debido al valgo fisiológico.1,2 Se dividen en VI tipos. Los tipos de fracturas V y VI involucran los dos platos tibiales, medial y lateral, por lo que en este tipo de fracturas se observan peores resultados postquirúrgicos. Las consecuencias se deben al tiempo requerido para la recuperación y las secuelas residuales. El presente estudio pretende documentar cuáles son los tratamientos de elección en el Hospital San Juan de Dios y sentar un precedente epidemiológico con datos costarricenses que sirva de base para futuras investigaciones y/o protocolos de tratamiento. Los resultados quirúrgicos se miden de acuerdo a la satisfacción de los pacientes con el proceso quirúrgico y la funcionalidad postquirúrgica, esto debido a que dichas medidas han demostrado poseer mayor utilidad para monitorizar las intervenciones terapéuticas.6,7]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Tibialplateau fractures represent 1,2% of all fractures, they are predominant in two groups: young patients who suffer of high-energy trauma and in elderly with osteopenia due to low energy trauma. In young patients, soft tissue trauma is more frequent due to bone resistance, in the elderly it is associated with articular surface depression. Fractures causes are associated with valgus or varus axial compression, precipitation, car accidents and sports. Lateral tibialplateau fractures are more frequent than medial fractures due to physiological valgus. These fractures are divided in VI types, V and VI include both tibialplateau, medial and lateral, having worst post surgical results due to recovery time and residual sequels. This study will evaluate treatment election in Hospital San Juan de Dios and present epidemiological background with costarrican data that will be useful for future investigations and/or treatment protocols. Surgical results are assessed with patient satisfaction with the surgical process and post surgical functionality, because these variables have proven best effect in therapeutical intervention evaluation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Schatzker VI]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[osteosíntesis]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Shatzker V]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Shatzker VI]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[osteosynthesis]]></kwd>
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