True Antiglide Fixation of Weber B Ankle Fractures has Lower Rates of Removal of Hardware

Category: Trauma; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Plating of unstable OTA/AO 44-B1 lateral malleolus fractures has been associated with pain, peroneal irritation, and subsequent hardware removal. There has been speculation that this is due to the prominent plate and distal screw placement. Previous stud...

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Main Authors: Graham J. DeKeyser MD, Patrick Kellam MD, Thomas F. Higgins, David Rothberg, Justin Haller, Lucas S. Marchand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00192