Effect of BMI on the clinical and radiological outcomes of pilon fractures.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of BMI on clinical and radiological outcomes of pilon fractures. We hypothesized that obese patients, defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher, would not have worse functional and radiological outcome compared to non-obese patients.

Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed 42 patients (33 males and 9 females; mean age: 42.