Treatment of pilon fractures using anterior locking plate. The aim of the present work was to emphasize the optimal surgical moment and the approach regarding complex fractures of the tibial pilon, as well as their most frequent complications. Material and methods we have investigated an experimental group of 7 patients. The fracture consists of a long oblique fracture extending medial to lateral as well as a fracture extending to the tibiotalar articular surface. These can be challenging to manage, especially when associated with significant soft tissue injury.
Klassifikation, operationstechnik, ergebnisse german edition. Frakturen des processus posterior tali sciencedirect. The purpose of this study was to compare the healing results clinically and radiographically by using the ilizarovtechnique in combination with a minimalinvasive, internal fixation group i with those by using a conventional surgical procedure internal fixation with a plate, external fixation with or without minimalinvasive. Frakturen des oberen sprunggelenksdes pilon tibiale pdf. Pylon disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title pilon. Unifraktur maguntia manual unifraktur free fraktur. The operative treatment of intraarticular fractures of the lower end of the tibia thomas p.
Movement between the male and female components of the fixator is prevented when the central body locking nut c is tightened. Pilon fracture surgical stabilization using the distal. Bitte loggen sie sich ein, um zugang zu diesem inhalt zu erhalten. There is no universal method for treating distal tibial pilon fractures. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the.
To find indepth information on ankle fractures, please read ankle fractures broken ankle a pilon fracture is a type of break that occurs at the bottom of the tibia shinbone and involves the weightbearing surface of the ankle joint. A pilon fracture, is a fracture of the distal part of the tibia, involving its articular surface at the ankle joint. Introduction tibial pilon fractures are complex and dif. Department of orthopaedic trauma and department of plastic surgery, oulu university hospital, oulu, finland. Surgical approach in difficult tibial pilon fractures. They represent about 1% of all fractures of the lower extremities, and up to 10% of the tibial fractures1,2. Because of the severity of the fracture and its intraarticular involvement. Although a variety of options are available to treat. The pilon fracture is a comminuted fracture of the distal tibia. Jordan describes his technical pearls for fracture reduction and fixation using a. Pilon fractures are caused by rotational or axial forces, mostly as a result of falls from a height or motor vehicle accidents. Fraktur des oberen sprunggelenks fraktur des oberen sprunggelenks.
Kapitel, gliederung, oberkategorien, elternkonzepte oder oberkonzepte. It results from an axial loading injury, with impaction of the talus upon the tibial plafond. Pilon fractures of the tibial plafond orthopaedic web links. Pilon fractures in the distal tibia result from axial forces that can range from low to high energy and produce a spectrum of articular and metaphyseal injuries. Features and benefits can be cut and contoured for anatomic fit on left or right distal tibia. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf plugin installed and enabled in your browser. Jordan, md, miami, fl presents the surgical repair of a pilon fracture. Pilon fractures are rare, comprising 3 to 10 percent of all fractures of the tibia and 1 percent of all lower extremity fractures, but they involve a. In a retrospective study 49 patients with 50 pilontibiale fractures 81% could be examined clinically and radiographically an average after 28 months after injury. With this fixator, the male component a slides within a groove in the female component b for adjustment of body length. Animated powerpoint slide design tutorial duration. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Extraarticular fractures in proximal tibia all shaft fractures extraarticular fractures in distal tibia combinations of these fractures malunions and nonunions suprapatellar instrument proximal aiming arm passed thousand times of. The fracture was stabilized with a plaster cast or external fixator, and the average delay to surgery was 7.
Ruedi and martin allgower the intraarticular fractures of the lower end of the tibia, the socalled pilon tibia1 fractures fig. This article addresses pilon fracturesa specific type of fracture that occurs in the lower leg near the ankle. Some files just cannot be converted to an acceptable word document because they lack certain information. Kaarela2 1department of orthopaedic trauma, oulu university hospital, oulu, finland 2department of plastic surgery, oulu university hospital, oulu, finland c e r a m e n t c a s e o f t h e m o n t h c e r a m e n t c a s e o f t h e m. When loosened, the micromovement locking nut unlocks a. Distal tibial pilon fracture accounts for 3%10% of tibial fractures and 1% of all fractures of lower limb with a ranging 11. Distal tibial pilon fractures include extraarticular fractures of the tibial metaphysis and the more severe intraarticular tibial pilon fractures. These fractures are treated by means of open reduction, internal fixation orif and external skeletal fixation. In epiphyseal fractures the condyles or the pilon tibiale are. Postoperative infection after closed and open ankle fractures. The operative treatment of fractures of the lower end. In the final analysis, the preferred treatment is the individual surgeons decision, which addresses the needs of the specific patient. All blisters were unroofed and treated with silversulfadiazin 2xday until reepitelization.
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