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Anteroposterior fixation versus posteroanterior fixation of posterior malleolar fractures

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January 2018

Anteroposterior fixation versus posteroanterior fixation of posterior malleolar fractures

Vol: 7| Issue: 1| Number:21| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Posterior fragment in ankle fractures: anteroposterior vs posteroanterior fixation

Injury. 2017 Nov;48 Suppl 5:S65-S69

Contributing Authors:
B Bakota D Vidović E Elabjer IVA Muškardin M Milosevic M Bekic

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48 patients with a trimalleolar fracture featuring a posterior fragment with >25% articular involvement, >2mm displacement, and ankle instability were included in this study. Patients were randomized to the management of the posterior malleolus fragment using indirect reduction and anteroposterior fixation or direct reduction and posteroanterior fixation. The outcomes assessed over the 12-month fo...

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