External fixator removed and long leg cast applied ... Basically, 2 problems must be solved when dealing with an open tibial pilon fracture: (1) management of soft tissue injury and (2) bone ...

Results of this prospective randomized study showed comparable complication rates, function and radiographic results when patients with high-energy pilon ... fixation preceded the external fixator ...

Pilon fractures:- In adults with closed pilon fractures, what method of fixation provides the best clinical and cost effectiveness outcomes as assessed by function and incidence of major complications ...

Intramedullary nailing treats pediatric tibial fractures more effectively than external fixation, a retrospective study shows. Erik N. Kubiak, MD, and colleagues at the New York University ...