NONE 20260514074829870 wseas/wseas content-registration-form+ja@crossref.org content-registration-form WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINE 1109-9518 2224-2902 Rekha Walwekar Department of Pharmacology, KLE University at Belgaum, Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and Hospital, Hubballi, INDIA Vijay Walvekar Orthopaedic, Walvekar Ortho Care Hubballi, INDIA Arun Walwekar Department of General Surgery, RGUHS University at Bangalore, Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, Hubballi, INDIA Tibial plateau fractures have become very common because of increased road traffic accidents. These fractures make up about 1% of all fractures in the elderly and about 8% of all fractures. 21 Patients admitted with proximal tibial fracture type 2 - Schatzker are assessed and managed according to the advanced trauma life support protocol. Fixation of the fracture is done by using open reduction & internal fixation with an anatomical plate with the raft technique under spinal anaesthesia. Functional and radiological outcomes will be evaluated at 3 months and 6 months based on Rasmussen's score. 48% patients had excellent results, 43% good, 9% fair functional results at 3 months follow-up period. 65% patients had excellent results, 30% good, and 5% fair results at 6 months of follow-up. Following surgical management of proximal tibial plateau fractures, Schatzker type -2 fractures treated with a subchondral raft construct, patients had 76% satisfactory outcome. 05 14 2026 05 14 2026 188 17 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_US 10.37394/23208.2026.23.17 https://wseas.com/journals/bab/2026/a345108-293.pdf Papadakis SA, Pallis D, Ampadiotaki MM, Gourtzelidis G, Kateros K, Macheras G. 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