Buttress Plating versus Anterior-to-Posterior Lag Screws for Fixation of the Posterior Malleolus

Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The preferred method of fixation for posterior malleolus fractures remains controversial, and practices vary widely among surgeons. The purpose of this study was to compare anterior-to-posterior lag screws to posterior buttress plating for fixation of posterior...

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Main Authors: Chase Bennett MD, Anthony Behn MS, Adam I. Daoud, Gregory Dikos MD, Julius Bishop, Bruce Sangeorzan MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00141