Treatment of Pilon fractures complicated with fractures of fibula with titanic elastic nailing.
- Author:
Yi-jun LIU
1
;
Fu-qing LIN
;
Yu-xiang GUO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Bone Nails; Female; Fibula; injuries; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Tibial Fractures; complications; surgery; Titanium
- From: China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2010;23(2):135-137
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of titanic elastic nailing (TEN) fixing for Pilon fractures complicated with fractures of fibula.
METHODSFrom March 2007 to March 2009, 20 patients with Pilon fractures complicated with fractures of fibula were surgically treated with TEN. There were 14 males and 7 females with an average age of 42.6 years ranging from 35 to 70 years. Among them, 12 cases were on the left, 8 cases were on the right.
RESULTSAll patients were followed-up for from 6 to 23 months (averaged 11.6 months). The symptoms of all patients had primarily relieved and the patients coulde ambulate at 2 to 3 months after treatment. According to Johner-Wruhs critera, the therapeutic results were excellent in 10 cases, good in 8 cases, fair in 2 cases. No case had skin infection and skin necrosis.
CONCLUSIONTreatment of Pilon fractures complicated with fractures of fibula with TEN has the advantages such as less invasion, high rate of bone union and less soft tissue complication, it is a safe and effective procedure.
