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  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Pediatric orthopedics
  • Radiology

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  • Triplane ankle fractures are complex transitional fractures requiring surgical intervention.
  • Optimal screw trajectories for fixation depend on axial fracture lines.
  • Understanding fracture patterns is crucial for surgical planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and illustrate axial fracture patterns in triplane fractures.
  • To map fracture lines in the axial plane of the distal tibial metaphysis and epiphysis.
  • To provide visual guidelines for surgical planning.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 33 pediatric triplane fractures with CT scans.
  • Identification of metaphyseal and epiphyseal fracture lines in axial planes.
  • Generation of fracture maps and heat maps to visualize fracture densities.

Main Results:

  • Common metaphyseal pattern: posterior medial-lateral lines, consistent across fracture types.
  • Consistent anterior epiphyseal fracture lines (anterior-to-posterior) with exit through the anterior epiphysis.
  • All fracture classes showed extension into the posteromedial epiphysis.

Conclusions:

  • Triplane fractures exhibit consistent axial patterns in the metaphysis and epiphysis.
  • Epiphyseal fracture patterns vary with fracture class.
  • Visual fracture mapping aids surgeons in understanding axial patterns for improved surgical planning.