Materials and methods: cross-sectional study, 105 tibial fractures (including 20 Schatzker type-V and 85 Schatzker type-VI fractures) were operated with Ilizarov fixator and minimal internal fixation. Result: Lateral tibial plataeu articular depresion post-op was 0.8 ± 1.13 mm, much less than the articular step-off pre-op which was 2.28 ± 1.95 mm.