Minimally invasive and open surgical treatment of proximal tibia fractures using a polyaxial locking plate system: a prospective multi-centre study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a polyaxial locking plate of the latest generation (NCB PT(®), Zimmer Inc.) which can be applied both open and minimally invasively, can be used as a routine method of treatment for proximal tibia fractures.

Methods: Eighty-six patients (35 women, 51 men; mean age 51 years) were enrolled in this prospective multicentre trial.