The Clinical, Radiologic Outcomes of Indirect Anteroposterior Screw Fixation for Posterior Malleolar Fracture in Rotational Ankle Fractures: Comparison with Syndesmosis Fixation

Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The posterior malleolus is an important soft tissue attachment for the posterior inferior syndesmosis ligament. Recent studies suggested that direct fixation of a sizable posterior malleolar (PM) fracture through posterolateral approach would act to stabilize th...

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Main Authors: Sunghyun Lee MD, Hoiyoung Kwon DMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00270