Iatrogenic osteonecrosis of the lateral tibial plateau. A case report

Osteonecrosis is a rare and serious complication of surgical treatment of tibial plateau fractures. It is generally atraumatic even idiopathic. Authors report a case of iatrogenic osteonecrosis of the lateral tibial plateau of a 59 years-old diabetic man who presented a mixed tibial plateau fracture.They insist in two factors (local and general) for the prevention of this complication.