Comminuted Pilon Fractures: Comparative Outcome Analysis according to Surgical Techniques.
10.12671/jkfs.2007.20.1.6
- Author:
You Jin KIM
1
;
Hong Geun JUNG
;
Joo Hong LEE
;
Woo Sup BYUN
;
Sung Tae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tibia;
Pilon fracture;
External fixation;
Delayed open reduction
- MeSH:
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Fractures, Comminuted;
Humans;
Male;
Necrosis;
Patient Satisfaction;
Skin;
Tibia
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2007;20(1):6-12
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the overall surgical outcome of the tibial pilon comminuted fractures and perform the comparative analysis between the limited internal fixation-external fixation group and the delayed open reduction-internal fixation (ORIF) group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From June 1997 to June 2004, 17 tibial pilon comminuted fractures were treated with the limited internal fixation-external fixation (6 cases) or the delayed open reduction-internal fixation (11 cases). The average age of the patients was 47.7 years (range: 41~63 years), male was fourteen patients, female was three. Follow-up period was average 33.6 months (range: 12~84 months). The clinical outcomes were evaluated by using AOFAS ankle-hindfoot score and patient satisfaction was also evaluated. RESULTS: AOFAS score at final follow-up was 80.4 points, and 88% of the patients were satisfied with the results. AOFAS scores of the external fixation group and the delayed ORIF group were average 77.0 points and 82.2 points respectively, which did not show the statistical difference (p>0.05). Bony union was achieved at average 16.0 weeks. There were 18 complications such as skin necrosis. CONCLUSION: We have achieved relatively encouraging functional results and high patient satisfaction for pilon comminuted fractures, without significant result difference between the two surgical techniques.
