title: A surgical approach to posterior pilon fractures.
abstract: Posterior pilon fractures are injuries of the posterior tibial plafond that likely occur through a combined rotational and axial load mechanism and are often difficult to treat with standard surgical approaches to the ankle. We describe an alternative surgical approach to this injury using posteromedial, posterolateral, or combined approaches and present a series of patients with either radiographic or functional outcomes at a minimum of 1-year follow up that were treated by this method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. laa2130@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Louis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Amorosa
authors.forename: Gabriel D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greisberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome