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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
325
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
The authors retrospectively reviewed 13 pilon fractures in 12 patients treated with a diaphyseal-epiphyseal technique of Ilizarov external fixation. Clinical followup averaged 16 months (range, 12-25 months). Eighty-four percent of the fractures had healed within 16 weeks after surgery. Average range of motion of the ankle was 12 degrees dorsiflexion and 25 degrees plantar flexion. One delayed union was treated with bone grafting and eventually healed; 1 nonunion was treated with ankle arthrodesis. Most patients (91%) experienced mild or no pain. There were no deep infections. This technique is an effective treatment option for tibial pilon fractures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
232-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Ilizarov treatment of pilon fractures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0284, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article