Highlights
- •Open bicondylar tibial plateau fractures have a high rate of complications with a high incidence of Gustilo-Anderson type IIIB and C injuries.
- •Time to flap coverage greater than 7 days was associated with higher rates of deep infection and unplanned reoperation in this cohort.
- •Complication rates did not differ significantly after acute ORIF compared to staged management in the appropriately selected fracture.
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