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Review Question - QID 217435

Tibial Plateau Fractures Techniques External Fixation with Limited Internal Fixation QID: 217435 (OBQ21.116)
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QID 217435 (Type "217435" in App Search)
A 37-year-old male presents to the emergency department with knee pain after a motor vehicle collision. Radiographs demonstrate a Schatzker V tibial plateau fracture. He is neurovascularly intact at the time of presentation and there is no evidence of open injury. He undergoes external fixation of the fracture on the day of injury. Ten days later, he undergoes definitive ORIF to place lateral and posteromedial plates. On post-operative radiographs the joint is congruent and the mechanical axis appears to be restored. Which of the following complications is most likely to occur within the first 6 months post-operatively?
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