Epidemiological analysis on tibial plateau fractures in patients treatment at a trauma hospital in the State of Rio de Janeiro

Tibial plateau fractures pose a risk to the functional integrity of the knee, in addition to having a wide variation in bone healing time, ranging from 10 weeks to 10 months, and having a high incidence of nonunion. Objectives: To analyze the epidemiological profile of tibial plateau fractures in patients treated at the orthopedics department of Hospital Geral de Nova Iguaçu. Methods: A retrospective, analytical and observational study was carried out at the General Hospital of Nova Iguaçu. Data were collected through the analysis of 70 medical records from July 2021 to July 2022. The information was statistically analyzed using the R-project software, version 3.5.3. Pearson's chi-square test was used to verify the association between the variables. Results: There was a prevalence of males, the fourth decade was the most affected, regarding the trauma mechanism, the motorcycle accident was the main causal factor, 31.43% of the patients were classified with Schatzker VI tibial plateau fracture and 54.29 % of patients arrived at the hospital by their own means. Conclusion: The data presented in the present study demonstrate a public health problem, in view of the risk of serious sequelae, often disabling and/or permanent, caused by tibial plateau fractures, which may be studied in future works.