Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia

C. J. Topliss; M. Jackson; R. M. Atkins

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

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Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia

C. J. Topliss
M. Jackson
R. M. Atkins

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Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia

Topliss CJ, Jackson M, Atkins RM. Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005;87-B(5):692-697. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

Topliss, C. J., et al. “Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 87-B, no. 5, 2005, pp. 692-697., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

Topliss, C. J., Jackson, M., & Atkins, R. M. (2005). Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 87-B(5), 692-697. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

Topliss, C. J., Jackson, M. and Atkins, R. M. (2005) “Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 87-B(5), pp. 692-697. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

Topliss, C. J., M. Jackson, and R. M. Atkins. “Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 87-B, no. 5 (2005): 692-697. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

Topliss CJ, Jackson M, Atkins RM. Anatomy of pilon fractures of the distal tibia. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 May 1;87-B(5):692-697. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B5.15982

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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.

Correspondence should be sent to Miss C. Topliss at 6 Broncksea Road, Bristol BS7 0SE, UK; e-mail: toplisscj@doctors.org.uk

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