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15006336

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Although most of the controversy surrounding the treatment of intra-articular, vertical impact fractures of the lower tibia is due to the difficult clinical problems they pose, there is a minor, ongoing dispute regarding nomenclature. In the last several decades, these fractures have been called either pilon or pylon fractures. This study traces the etymology of both terms and relates them to their usage in the orthopaedic literature. Based on the origins of each word, and how they were introduced into the orthopaedic literature, it is concluded that the correct term for an intra-articular, vertical impact fracture of the lower tibia is pilon fracture.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1071-1007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
149-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The nomenclature for intra-articular vertical impact fractures of the tibial plafond: pilon versus pylon.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20037, USA. msdjdm@gwumc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Historical Article