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Polyaxial Locking Plate & Early Weight-Bearing Improves Function vs Non-Locking Semitubular Plate
March 2021
Polyaxial Locking Plate & Early Weight-Bearing Improves Function vs Non-Locking Semitubular Plate
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Is early full weight bearing safe following locking plate ORIF of distal fibula fractures?
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Feb 9;22(1): 159.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Fifty-two patients with distal fibula fractures scheduled to undergo an open reduction and internal fixation surgery were randomized to receive a non-locking, one-third semitubular plate with delayed weight-bearing or a polyaxial locking plate plus an early weight-bearing protocol. A total of 45 patients completed follow-up including 25 patients in the semitubular plate group and 20 patients in th...
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