Return to sport following tibial plateau fractures: A systematic review

Table 7 Summary of the return times to sport, return rates to sport, times to union and rates of union by treatment modality

Mode of treatment	n (total)	Return rates to sport	Return times to sport	Return rate to pre-injury level	Rates of union	Mean times to union
All[11-37]	920	642/920 (70%)[11-37]	6.9 mo (median)[15]	374/628 (60%)[11,12,14-18,20,24-35,37]	475/480 (99%)[12,16,17,20-22,24-27,29,31,34]	13.6 wk[16,20-22,29,32]
Non-surgical[18]	3	3/3 (100%)[18]	N/A	3/3 (100%)[18]	N/A	N/A
Surgical[11-37]	917	639/917 (70%)[11-37]	6.9 mo (median)[15]	371/625 (59%)[11,12,14-18,20,24-35,37]	475/480 (99%)[12,16,17,20-22,24-27,29,31,34]	13.6 wk[16,20-22,29,32]
Surgical
ORIF[11-19]	193	115/193 (60%)[11-19]	6.9 mo (median)[15]	60/175 (34%)[11,12,14-18]	83/83 (100%)[12,16,17]	20.2 wk[16]
ARIF[24-34]	253	209/253 (83%)[24-34]	N/A	209/253 (83%)[24-34]	190/190 (100%)[24-27,29,31,34]	12.0 wk[29,32]
FRAME[11,12,20-24]	262	137/262 (52%)[11,12,20-24]	N/A	21/67 (31%)[11,12,20,24]	202/207 (98%)[12,20-22,24]	13.7 wk[20-22]
Non-specific surgical cohort[35-37]	209	178/209 (85%)[35-37]	N/A	81/130 (62%)[35,37]	N/A	N/A

ORIF: Open Reduction Internal Fixation; ARIF: Arthroscopic-Assisted Reduction Internal Fixation; FRAME: Frame-Assisted Fixation; NA: No data available.