The use of medial and lateral surgical approaches for the treatment of tibial plafond fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-211

  Chen, Leo ^a   O'Shea, Kevin ^a   Early, John S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Texas Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Pilon fracture; Surgical approach; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 34247572919     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000246410.25423.3e     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Patterson MJ, Cole JD. Two-staged delayed open reduction and internal fixation of severe open pilon fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 1999;13:85-91.
2. Sirkin M, Sanders R, DiPasquale T, et al. A staged protocol for soft tissue management in treatment of complex pilon fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 1999;13:78-84.
3. Borrelli J, Catalano L. Open reduction and internal fixation of pilon fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 1999;13:573-582.
4. Marsh JL. External fixation is the treatment of choice for fractures of the tibial plafond. J Orthop Trauma. 1999;13:83-85.
5. Teeny SM, Wiss DA. Open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plafond fractures. Variables contributing to poor results and complications. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1993;292:108-117.
6. Leung F, Kwok H, Pun T, et al. Limited open reduction and Ilizarov external fixation in the treatment of distal tibial fractures. Injury. 2004; 353:278-283.
7. Blauth M, Bastian L, Krettek C, et al. Surgical options for the treatment of severe tibial pilon fractures: a study of three techniques. J Orthop Trauma. 2001;15:153-160.
8. Pollak A, McCarthy M, Bess R, et al. Outcomes after treatment of high-energy tibial plafond fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003;86: 1893-1900.
9. Babis GC, Vayanos ED, Papaioannou N, et al. Results of surgical treatment of tibial plafond fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1997;341:99-105.
10. Helfet DL, Koval K, Pappas J, et al. Intra-articular "pilon" fracture of the tibia. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1994;298:221-228.
11. McFerran M, Smith S, Boulas HJ, et al. complications encountered in the treatment of pilon fractures. J Ortho Trauma. 1992;6:195-200.
12. Ebraheim N, Sabry F, Mehalik J. Intraoperative imaging of the tibial plafond fracture: a potential pitfall. Foot Ankle Intl. 2000;21:67-72.
13. Topliss C, Jackson M, Atkins R. Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005;87:692-697.
14. Konrath G, Hopkins GI. Posterolateral approach for tibial pilon fractures: a report of two cases. J Orthop Trauma. 1999;13:586-589.
15. Bhattacharyya T, Crichlow R, Gobezie R, et al. Complications associated with the posterolateral approach for pilon fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2006;20:104-107.
16. Wyrsch B, McFerran MA, McAndrew MP, et al. Operative treatment of fractures of the tibial plafond. J Bone Joint Surg. 1996;78A:1646-1657.
17. Sanders R, Stewart JD. Tibial periarticular fracture reduction and fixation. In Kitaoka HB, ed. The Foot and Ankle. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002:631-642.
18. Marsh JL, Bonar SB, Nepola JV, et al. Use of an articulated external fixator for fractures of the tibial plafond. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995;7: 1498-1509.
19. Marsh JL, Buckwalter J, Gelberman R, et al. Articular fractures: does an anatomic reduction really change the result? J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002; 84A:1259-1271.
20. Blauth M, Bastian L, Krettek C, et al. Surgical options for the treatment of severe tibial pilon fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 1999;15:153-160.
21. Salmon N, ed. Arteries of the Skin. pp. New York, Churchill-Livingston, 1988;62-67, 151-154.
22. Sirkin M, Sanders R, DiPasquale T, et al. A staged protocol for soft tissue management in the treatment of complex pilon fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2004;18(Suppl):S32-S38.