Management of High-Energy Tibial Pilon Fractures.
Journal
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
ISSN: 1535-1386
Titre abrégé: J Bone Joint Surg Am
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0014030
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Date de publication:
19 07 2023
19 07 2023
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2023
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2023
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26
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2023
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Résumé
➤ Pilon fractures in the younger patient population are frequently high-energy, intra-articular injuries and are associated with devastating, long-term impacts on patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality of life, as well as high rates of persistent disability.➤ Judicious management of associated soft-tissue injury, including open fractures, is essential to minimizing complications. Optimizing medical comorbidities and negative social behaviors (e.g., smoking) should be addressed perioperatively.➤ Delayed internal fixation with interval temporizing external fixation represents the preferred technique for managing most high-energy pilon fractures presenting with characteristically substantial soft-tissue trauma. In some cases, surgeons elect to utilize circular fixation for these scenarios.➤ Although there have been treatment advances, the results have been generally poor, with high rates of posttraumatic arthritis, despite expert care.➤ Primary arthrodesis may be indicated in cases with severe articular cartilage injury that, in the opinion of the treating surgeon, is likely unsalvageable at the time of the index management.➤ The addition of intrawound vancomycin powder at the time of definitive fixation represents a low-cost prophylactic measure that appears to be effective in reducing gram-positive deep surgical site infections.
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doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.01377
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