External fixator pin placement during initial management of tibial plateau fractures: are there parameters to minimize pin-plate overlap?
Douglas R HaaseLucas R HaaseTyler James MoonMarcus TrotterJoshua Kyle NaporaBrent T WisePublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)
Longer fractures, pins closer to the fracture, and decreased PSF ratio were associated with overlap. Placing proximal tibial pins more than 100 mm from the fracture eliminated most pin-plate overlaps.