Risk Factors for Postoperative Infection and Associated Outcomes After Pilon Fracture Fixation: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Although fracture severity classification was not significantly different between groups, infection significantly negatively affected time to partial weightbearing, time to full weightbearing, and nonunion rates.
Authors
- Samuel Bruce Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-1167)
- Alexandra Krez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-1820)
- Kevin A. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-1152)
- Julia E. Ralph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7703-9400)
- Kathleen Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6321-3618)
- Anna Bryniarski
- Albert Thomas Anastasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-3826)
- Joshua Helmkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9707-940X)
- Jackson Cathey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6230-5044)
- Jacob Torrey
- Crystal Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4237-1718)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foot & Ankle International
- Published
- 2025-06-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10711007251344250
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06