COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Ankle fractures have continued to occur through the COVID pandemic and, regardless of patient COVID status, often need operative intervention for optimizing long-term outcomes. For healthcare optimization, patient counseling, and care planning, understanding if COVID...

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Main Authors: Michael R Mercier, Anoop R Galivanche, Jordan P Brand, Neil Pathak, Michael J Medvecky, Arya G Varthi, Lee E Rubin, Jonathan N Grauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262115