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  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Trauma care

Background:

  • Pilon fractures in young patients are severe, high-energy injuries impacting long-term outcomes and quality of life.
  • These fractures often lead to persistent disability and post-traumatic arthritis, even with expert management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current management strategies for high-energy pilon fractures in younger populations.
  • To highlight optimal approaches for soft-tissue injury, comorbidities, and surgical timing.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature and established treatment protocols for pilon fractures.
  • Discussion of surgical techniques including delayed internal fixation, external fixation, and circular fixation.
  • Consideration of primary arthrodesis for unsalvageable articular cartilage.

Main Results:

  • Delayed internal fixation with interim external fixation is preferred for pilon fractures with significant soft-tissue injury.
  • Despite advances, outcomes remain suboptimal with high rates of post-traumatic arthritis.
  • Intrawound vancomycin powder shows promise in reducing deep surgical site infections.

Conclusions:

  • Optimal management requires careful attention to soft-tissue injury, patient optimization, and surgical timing.
  • Primary arthrodesis is an option for severe, unsalvageable articular injuries.
  • Prophylactic intrawound vancomycin is a cost-effective method to decrease infections.