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Table 4 Complications

From: Ankle joint salvage and reconstruction by limited ORIF combined with an Ilizarov external fixator for complex open tibial pilon fractures (AO 43-C3.3) with segmental bone defects

Case

Complications

Treatment measures

outcome

1

Superficial wound infection; Needle infection

dressing change

Infection cure

2

OA; Needle infection; ankle stiffness

required ankle arthrodesis dressing change; Rehabilitation training

Infection cure; Recovery of joint range of motion

3

OA; ankle stiffness

Rehabilitation training

Recovery of joint range of motion

4

OA; ankle stiffness

Rehabilitation training

Recovery of joint range of motion

5

OA; ankle stiffness

Rehabilitation training

Recovery of joint range of motion

6

NO

/

/

7

OA; ankle stiffness

Rehabilitation training

Recovery of joint range of motion

8

Superficial wound infection; Needle infection; OA

replacement of fixation needles.

Infection cure

9

ankle stiffness

Rehabilitation training

Recovery of joint range of motion

10

Elongated callus curvature

This needs to be corrected in a subsequent surgery

Limb length and force line correction

11

Deep wound infection; ankle stiffness

the infected distal tibia was removed and tibial distance fusion was performed after infection control.

Loss of ankle function