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Comminuted medial malleolar fractures – a series of 5 cases
Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 2022 Objective: To demonstrate fixation options for comminuted fractures of the medial malleolus. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients operated on for ankle fractures who had comminuted fractures of the medial malleolus between 2014 and 2018.
Bruno Air Machado da Silva +4 more
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Ankle stability in ankle fracture [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2020 Restoration of normal ankle kinematics should be the all-encompassing ethos in the approach to management of ankle fractures. To do this, the ligamentous stabilisers must also form part of its assessment and definitive management and be considered during index fracture fixation surgery.
Laura-Ann Lambert +2 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 Background Despite being one of the most common types of fracture, there is a lack of epidemiological studies involving ankle fractures of all kinds. Since 2012, the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR) has prospectively collected data on surgically and non ...
Emilia Möller Rydberg +4 more
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Ankle fractures in Finland: 118,929 operatively treated between 1987 and 2019
Acta Orthopaedica, 2022 Background and purpose: Ankle fractures are one of the most common fractures requiring operative treatment. They occur most commonly in postmenopausal women and younger men and recent studies suggest that the incidence of ankle fractures is increasing.
Ville Happonen +3 more
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Republication of “Ankle Fracture-Dislocations: A Review”
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2023 Ankle fractures are common musculoskeletal injuries that may result in tibiotalar joint dislocations. Ankle fracture-dislocations occur via similar mechanisms as ankle fractures, although the persistence or magnitude of the deforming force is sufficient ...
Kevin A. Lawson MD +4 more
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Open Ankle Fractures in the Elderly: Predisposing Factors and the Associated Mortality
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2022 Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Previous studies raised awareness of high mortality associated with open ankle fractures in elderly patients.
Haggai Schermann MD, MPH +6 more
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EFORT Open Reviews, 2021 Ankle fractures are common in children, and they have specific implications in that patient population due to frequent involvement of the physis in a bone that has growth potential and unique biomechanical properties. Characteristic patterns are typically evident in relation to the state of osseous development of the segment, and to an extent these ...
Benjamín Cancino +2 more
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The Global Status of Research in Ankle Fracture: A Bibliometric and Visualized Study
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundAnkle fractures are common lower extremity fractures that pose a significant economic and social burden. This study analyzed the ankle fracture research literature between 2000 and 2021 to clarify the current status of ankle fracture research ...
Jianshuang Zeng +22 more
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Impact of Obesity on Severity of Ankle Fracture
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2022 Category: Trauma; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Ankle fractures are one of the most common types of foot and ankle trauma requiring surgery. Prior studies have investigated the association between obesity and ankle fracture on a general level, but not all ...
Liam H. Wong BS +2 more
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Comparative result between adult men and women with ankle fractures surgically treated
Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 2022 Objective: Compare the results between adult men and women treated with open reduction and internal fixation after unstable ankle fractures. Methods: Prospective study including 86 patients (n=57, men; n=29, women) with unstable ankle fractures ...
Viviane Ribeiro de Ávila +4 more
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