Functional Outcome of Pronation-External Rotation-Weber C Ankle Fractures with Supracollicular Medial Malleolar Fracture Treated with or without Syndesmotic Screws: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study

Background: In treatment of ankle fracture, intraoperative stress tests are used to assess the syndesmotic injury and instability. However, the optimized timing of the strees test should be applied whether in pre- or post-bony fixation during operation is seldom be reported in previous studies. The...

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Main Authors: Yong Wu, Qi-Fei He, Liang-Peng Lai, Xia Li, Jun-Lin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2018;volume=131;issue=21;spage=2551;epage=2557;aulast=Wu