Current management of trimalleolar ankle fractures

P Pflüger, KF Braun, O Mair, C Kirchhoff… - EFORT open …, 2021 - eor.bioscientifica.com
A trimalleolar ankle fracture is considered unstable and treatment is generally performed
operatively. Computed tomography is important for the operative planning by providing an …

[HTML][HTML] Is There Any Purpose in Routine Syndesmotic Screw Removal? Systematic Literature Review

BG Wójtowicz, K Chawrylak, J Lesman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The aim of this systematic review is to examine the recent evidence comparing
the removal and non-removal of syndesmotic screws in tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries in …

Posterolateral approach for posterior malleolus fixation in ankle fractures: functional and radiological outcome based on Bartonicek classification

L Yang, G Yin, J Zhu, H Liu, X Zhao, L Xue… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Posterolateral approach has been advocated for the treatment of ankle fractures
involving the posterior malleolus and satisfactory results were demonstrated in several …

Evaluation of ankle fracture classification systems in 193 trimalleolar ankle fractures

P Pflüger, F Harder, K Müller, P Biberthaler… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Different classification systems have been developed for ankle fractures. In recent
years, the posterior malleolus has gained in importance and led to computed tomography …

Considerations with Fractures of the Posterior Malleolus in Ankle Fractures

JD Pollard, CE Krcal - Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and …, 2024 - podiatric.theclinics.com
Ankle fractures are among the most common orthopedic injuries, accounting for up to 10% of
all osseous injuries, and this incidence is expected to uptrend over the next few decades …