Association Between Tibial Plateau Fractures and Bone Metabolic Status: A Prospective Observational Study
A substantial proportion of patients with tibial plateau fractures exhibit suboptimal bone health, especially vitamin D deficiency and osteopenia. Routine metabolic screening is recommended, particularly for fractures caused by low-energy mechanisms.
Authors
- Efstathios Chronopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1667-9292)
- Constantinos D Apostolou
- Vassiliki Markopoulou
- Stamatis P. Efstathiou
- Georgios Chatzipanagiotou
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Agia Olga Hospital (GR)
- Evangelismos Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.92476
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72