title: Surgical management of pilon fractures with large segmental bone defects using fibular strut allografts: a report of two cases.
abstract: We present two patients with open pilon fractures with large bone defects treated successfully with fibular strut allografts. The patients were initially treated by massive irrigation, wound debridement, and temporary external fixation. After complete wound healing, the bone defects were managed. Because autologous iliac crest or fibular bone grafts were impossible to be harvested due to multiple fractures, the bone defects were reconstructed with fibular strut allografts. Fixation was performed with a periarticular distal tibia locking plate. At 2 months postoperatively, the patients ambulated with partial weight-bearing; at 6 months, they had full range of motion of the ankle joint and full weight-bearing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Weon-Yoo
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Sang-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-Yul
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Jung
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Hyun-Taek
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Kang