Return to sport following tibial plateau fractures: A systematic review

Table 2 Conservatively managed fractures - only patients with follow-up data included

Ref.	N	Study design	Mean follow-up	Treatment	Mode of injury	Fracture types	Report of IA injuries	IA injury repair	Coleman score	Return rate	Return rate by treatment modality	Return rate to same level of sport	Return time (range)	Rate of union	Time to union (range)
Waldrop et al[18] (1988)	3	RCS	59 mo	Knee immobilisation	Falls RTA skiing	Postero-lateral (undisplaced)	Yes	Yes	69	3/3 (100%)	Cons: 3/3 (100%)	3/3 (100%)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mean values unless otherwise stated. RCS: Retrospective cohort study; RTA: Road traffic accident; Cons: Conservative; N/A: No data available; IA: Intra-articular.