Inclusion Criteria:  Skeletally mature patients Both males and females Closed or open (grade 1&2) pilon fractures according to Gustilo and Anderson classification AO/OTA type C fractures Compromised soft tissue not allowing for primary open reduction and internal fixation Unilateral or bilateral Isolated or polytrauma patients  Exclusion Criteria:  Skeletally immature patients Open grade 3 pilon fractures Patients eligible for primary open reduction and internal fixation Ipsilateral lower limb fractures Pathological fractures Pre-existing symptomatic ankle arthritis