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The long term prognosis of tibial pilon fractures depends on the type of fracture and is directly correlated to the fracture classification, as suggested by several authors [1–5].
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Magnan, B., Facci, E., Veronese, M., Rossi, N., Bartolozzi, P. (2002). Short and Long Term Results of Treatment. In: Fractures of the Tibial Pilon. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2123-5_11
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