Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia.
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چکیده
In a series of 126 consecutive pilon fractures, we have described anatomically explicable fragments. Fracture lines describing these fragments have revealed ten types of pilon fracture which belong to two families, sagittal and coronal. The type of fracture is dictated by the energy of injury, the direction of the force of injury and the age of the patient.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 87 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005