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Fractures of the Tibial Pilon

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Fractures of the distal tibia are characterized by the following aspects:

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, RWTH University of Aachen Medical Center, Pauwelsstr. 30, Aachen, D-52074, Germany

    Richard Martin Sellei MD

  2. Department of Traumatology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, Aachen, 52074, Germany

    Hans-Christoph Pape MD, FACS

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  1. General Hospital Celle, Celle, Germany

    Hans-Jörg Oestern

  2. University of Zurich Department of Trauma Surgery, Zürich, Switzerland

    Otmar Trentz

  3. Klinische Abt. Allgemeinchirurgie, Medizinische Universität Graz Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Graz, Austria

    Selman Uranues

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Sellei, R.M., Pape, HC. (2014). Fractures of the Tibial Pilon. In: Oestern, HJ., Trentz, O., Uranues, S. (eds) Bone and Joint Injuries. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38388-5_27

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