Traditional Approach vs Posterior Approach for Ankle Fractures Involving the Posterior Malleolus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the past, posterior malleolus fragments (PMFs) commonly have been indirectly reduced and fixed when fragments involve 25% or more of the tibial articular surface, while smaller fragments were left unfixed. The posterior approach has become increasingly popular and allows fixation of even smaller fragments. This study compares clinical outcome for the 2 treatment strategies.

Methods

Patients with ankle fractures involving a PMF treated from 2014 to 2016 were eligible for inclusion. Patients were allocated to group A (treated with a posterior approach) or group B (treated with the traditional approach) according to the treatment given. A one-to-one matching of patients from each group based on the size of the PMF was performed. Patient charts were reviewed, and o

SUBMITTER: Pilskog K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8054166 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature