Catastrophic complications from inadequate early soft tissue surveillance in a closed pilon fracture: a case report
Jeong-Hyun Koh, Sumin Lim, Hyung Keun Song, Wan-Sun Choi, Won-Tae Cho, Seungyeob Sakong · 2025
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Description
Koh and co-authors report a hard case of a closed pilon fracture, a break near the ankle joint. A 55-year-old man had a severe fracture, and a first external frame did not ease skin pressure on the inner ankle. Ischemic skin damage soon followed.
Within 72 hours, blisters and purple skin gave way to full skin loss. Later steps included staged surgery, a skin flap, and treatment of bone infection, yet chronic infection forced bone removal. Final repair used joint fusion with a tibial nail. At one year, the bone had healed and he walked alone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jeong-Hyun Koh, Sumin Lim, Hyung Keun Song, Wan-Sun Choi, Won-Tae Cho, Seungyeob Sakong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |