Application of one-third tubular steel plates and screws for fixation of medial column in pilon fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study sought to explore the efficacy of one-third tubular steel plates and screws for the treatment of medial column of pilon fractures.

Methods

The present retrospective study comprised 40 subjects with Rüedi-Allgöwer type III pilon fractures that attended Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital from April 2016 to April 2019. Patients were assigned to 2 groups based on reconstruction and fixation components used on the medial column. The medial column of participants in the control group (n=20) was anchored using screws. The medial column for subjects in the treatment group (n=20) was reconstructed using a one-third tubular steel plate. The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score at 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after operat

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature