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Pilon fractures can have extensive bone loss including the plafond of the ankle joint. Intercalary bone transport to arthrodesis can salvage the extremity as an alternative to below-knee amputation.
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Hutson, J.J. (2015). Case 31: GIII B Open Pilon Fracture. Spacer, Flap, and 13.5 Centimeter Bone Transport to Ankle Arthrodesis (Delayed Arthrodesis Secondary to Large Bone Loss Including Ankle Plafond). 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_180
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