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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78:973 (1996)
© 1996 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Book Review

THE PILON TIBIAL FRACTURE. CLASSIFICATION, SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, RESULTS. Urs F. A. Heim. Translated by Birgit Studtmann. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1995. $180.00, 337 pp.

John Wright, M.D.

The successful treatment of tibial pilon fractures remains a challenge for even the most experienced trauma surgeon. This book makes available the insight and experience that Professor Heim has gained in a lifetime of studying and treating these injuries. His monograph represents an exhaustive study of the subject.

The anatomy of the distal part of the tibia and fibula and its clinical consequences are presented in detail. In addition to his own extensive clinical experience, Professor Heim draws on the resources of the AO Documentation Center to analyze the fracture patterns and their many combinations. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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