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Review
. 2016 Aug:30 Suppl 2:S39-40.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000611.

Anterolateral Approach to the Pilon

Lindsay E Hickerson  1 , Diederik O Verbeek, Craig E Klinger, David L Helfet
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Anterolateral Approach to the Pilon

Lindsay E Hickerson et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

This video reviews the indications, surgical approach, and case examples of the anterolateral approach to a distal tibial plafond fracture. If this approach is used in a staged fashion, when the soft envelope is ready, it affords excellent visualization for fracture fixation through thick skin flaps. An associated article reviews a cohort of 44 mainly type C3 pilon injuries treated by 2 orthopaedic traumatologist using the anterolateral approach after staged external fixation. An anatomic or good fracture reduction was obtained in 41 fractures with 13.6% of patients undergoing a secondary surgical procedure for infection or nonunion.

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