Lower Limb Trauma
A 35-year-old construction worker falls from a scaffold, landing on his feet. He has severe pain and swelling around his left ankle. Radiographs reveal a comminuted fracture of the distal tibial articular surface with significant impaction and a concomitant fibular fracture. There are fracture blisters developing on the anterior ankle. Regarding pilon fracture management:
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Pilon fractures result from axial loading with or without rotational forces; they involve the weight...
Soft tissue management is critical and often dictates surgical timing; the "wrinkle test" (presence ...
Immediate definitive ORIF should be performed for all pilon fractures regardless of soft tissue cond...
CT scanning with reformats is essential for preoperative planning to assess articular comminution, f...
The staged protocol typically involves: Stage 1 with fibular fixation and spanning external fixation...
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