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8519096

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
292
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty patients with severely comminuted fractures about the ankle, either severely comminuted pilon fractures or open pilon fractures (three Grade II, seven Grade III), were managed with the use of a Delta-framed external fixator across the ankle joint. All fractures had open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with either screw fixation or small plates to stabilize the articular surface with minimal soft-tissue dissection. Average external fixator time was 2.5 months, and the time to union averaged 4.5 months. All fractures healed. Three delayed unions required bone grafting and two had plate stabilization. No infection occurred in the 12 open fractures. There was no infection of the closed injuries, no skin sloughs, and only two minor pin tract infections. Follow-up analysis averaged 12 months (range, six to 30 months). Range of motion (ROM) at last follow-up observation was excellent in six patients, good in nine, fair in three, and poor in two. Two patients required ankle arthrodesis because of posttraumatic arthritis. The ROM and outcomes of the severely comminuted or open fractures of the distal intraarticular tibia were very good.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
External fixation of severely comminuted and open tibial pilon fractures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, State University of New York, Buffalo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article