Surgical management of pilon fractures with large segmental bone defects using fibular strut allografts: a report of two cases
✍ Scribed by Weon-Yoo Kim; Jong-Hun Ji; Sang-Eun Park; Young-Yul Kim; Jae Jung Jeong; Hyun-Taek Kang
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 517 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1068
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✦ Synopsis
We present two patients with open pilon fractures with large bone defects treated successfully with fibular strut allografts. The patients were initially treated by massive irrigation, wound debridement, and temporary external fixation. After complete wound healing, the bone defects were managed. Because autologous iliac crest or fibular bone grafts were impossible to be harvested due to multiple fractures, the bone defects were reconstructed with fibular 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.