Citation

Kim WY, Ji JH, Park SE, Kim YY, Jeong JJ, Kang HT. Eur. J. Orthop. Surg. Traumatol. 2011; 21(6): 439-444.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00590-010-0732-3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

We present two patients with open pilon fractures with large bone defects treated successfully with Wbular strut allografts. The patients were initially treated by massive irrigation, wound debridement, and temporary external Wxation. After complete wound healing, the bone defects were managed. Because autologous iliac crest or Wbular bone grafts were impossible to be harvested due to multiple fractures, the bone defects were reconstructed with Wbular strut allografts. Fixation was performed with a periarticular distal tibia locking plate. At 2 months postoperatively, the patients ambulated with partial weight-bearing; at 6 months, they had full range of motion of the ankle joint and full weight-bearing. © The Author(s) 2011.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; case report; schizophrenia; suicide attempt; C reactive protein; article; priority journal; postoperative period; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; spine fracture; debridement; open reduction; osteosynthesis; wound healing; weight bearing; bone defect; fracture external fixation; fibula graft; fracture healing; wound irrigation; ankle radiography; bone prosthesis; bone remodeling; distal tibia fracture; external fixator; Fibular strut allograft; Large segmental bone defect; Locking plate; Pilon fracture; plate fixation; range of motion