title: Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK. toplisscj@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Topliss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Atkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods