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The experience of treatment of patients with intra-articular fractures of proximal segment of the tibia is presented. For improvement of diagnostics the body section radiography was used. Conservative methods were applied in 146 patients, surgical - in 202. The best results were achieved on application of dampening skeletal traction - 88,2%.

Twenty two patients were operated on account of joint surface deformities developed due to malunion of healed tibial condylar impressions. The peculiarity of operation was the osteotomy line, which contoured the perimeter of impression to mobilize it, and after that the fragments were plated with bone grafting. Early function is essential. We met one deep infection. The late follow-up was generally positive. The intrajoint osteotomies can effectively restore posttraumatic deformities of tibial condylar surface and normalize the anatomy with good function and low pain. This operation optimizes anatomic and functional conditions for probable joint replacement and is able to delay the need in it at least for decade and for thus decrease the problems of revisions.