Score: Schatzker classification

Use: Tibial plateau fractures

Type I

Pure cleavage fracture of the lateral tibial plateau

Type II

Cleavage fracture + depression of the lateral tibial plateau

Type III

Pure depression fracture of the lateral tibial plateau

Type IV

Medial tibial plateau fracture

Type V

Bicondylar fracture

Type VI

Extension of the fracture line to the diaphysis

Reference

Classification and Diagnosis in Orthopaedic Trauma. Editors: Rahij Anwar, Kenneth W. R. Tuson, Shah Alam Khan. Cambridge University Press, 2008