Journal article
Management of Displaced Ankle Fractures
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ankle fractures excluding pilon fractures, account for approximately 9% of all fractures with the majority being OTA type B injuries. Although surgeons generally treat undisplaced or minimally displaced injuries nonoperatively and displaced fractures operatively, opinions diverge regarding the management of those displaced fractures with acceptable closed reduction. There is also debate about the use of biodegradable implants in …
Authors
Petrisor BA; Poolman R; Koval K; Tornetta P; Bhandari M
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 515–518
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2006
DOI
10.1097/00005131-200608000-00012
ISSN
0890-5339