Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video describes the classification of proximal tibial plateau fractures.
Schatzer classification
Type I
Pure cleavage fracture of the lateral tibial plateau.
Type II
Cleavage fracture of the lateral tibial plateau with articular surface depression.
Type III
Pure central depression fracture of the lateral tibial plateau with an intact osseous rim.
Type IV
Split or depression fracture of the medial tibial plateau.
Type V
Bicondylar tibial plateau fracture with intact metaphysis and diaphysis.
Type VI
Unicondylar or bicondylar tibial plateau fracture with metaphyseal diaphyseal dissociation.