Fractures of the Tibial Plateau Involve Similar Energies as the Tibial Pilon but Greater Articular Surface Involvement

Patients with tibial pilon fractures have a higher incidence of post-traumatic osteoarthritis than those with fractures of the tibial plateau. This may indicate that pilon fractures present a greater mechanical insult to the joint than do plateau fractures. We tested the hypothesis that fracture ene...

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Published in:J Orthop Res
Main Authors: Dibbern, Kevin, Kempton, Laurence B., Higgins, Thomas F., Morshed, Saam, McKinley, Todd O., Marsh, J. Lawrence, Anderson, Donald D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5218984/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27381653
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jor.23359
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