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Case 41: Ankle Arthrodesis with Tibial Lengthening for Failed Pilon Fracture

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Ankle arthrodesis is an accepted treatment for ankle arthritis of multiple etiologies. This treatment method can be complicated when patients present with associated issues such as bone loss, infection, or deformity. We present a case with distal tibia intra-articular nonunion and bone loss treated with ankle arthrodesis and gradual tibial lengthening utilizing both internal fixation and ring external fixation techniques.

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  1. Summit Orthopaedics, 501 N Graham St Suite 250, Portland, OR, 97227, USA

    Cassandra Tomczak & Douglas Beaman

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  1. Cassandra Tomczak
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Correspondence to Cassandra Tomczak .

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  1. Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA

    S. Robert Rozbruch

  2. Shriners Hospital and Montreal Children Hospital, Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Reggie c. Hamdy

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Tomczak, C., Beaman, D. (2015). Case 41: Ankle Arthrodesis with Tibial Lengthening for Failed Pilon Fracture. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18026-7_99

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