Clinical effect analysis of primary bone graft and VSD for open and complex pilon fractures / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of primary bone graft and VSD for open and complex Pilon fractures.Methods Fifty-six cases with open and complex Pilon fractures admitted in Dongfeng general hospital between January 2010 and January 2011 were treated with primary bone graft and VSD,the clinical datum were collected,for example soft tissue union,fracture union,incidence rate of traumatic arthritis,ankle article function scores.Results Fracture healed,no soft tissue infection happened,according to Helfer scores criteria,there were 22 excellent,21 good,8 fair,5 poor,excellent and good rate were 76.8％.Conclusions The method of primary bone graft and VSD resolved many questions simultaneously,for example fracture fixation,bone defect and soft tissue coverage,which has feature of simpler operation,lower infection incidence rate,better fracture union and article function than conventional methods.