The complex nature of ankle fractures is magnified when seen in patients at high risk of soft
tissue wound healing complications. The major categories include associated soft tissue …

Osteosynthesis has evolved theoretically and practically throughout its evolution. Similar to
trends in other surgical fields, surgical techniques in fracture fixation, such as minimally …

Purpose To describe an algorithm for arthroscopic reduction and minimally invasive surgery
(ARMIS) and compare the surgical outcomes with standard open reduction–internal fixation …

The reference standard treatment of unstable AO type 44-B ankle fractures is open reduction
and internal fixation. However, delayed-staged surgery because of compromised soft tissues …

Background: Currently, the standard of treatment for trimalleolar (TM) fracture is
osteosynthesis through open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). This study assessed …

Since its conception in 1989, minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) has gained
widespread popularity. It has been studied in over forty countries with most of the …

Background Nonunion is a rare complication for distal fibular fractures. However, when there
is a high degree of comminution, nonunion may occur. In this article, we describe a novel …

Methods: A group of 165 consecutive patients underwent surgical fixation of a closed MM
fracture from 2011 to 2015 at a single institution. Thirty-one underwent CRPF and 134 …

Materials and methods We analysed a consecutive series of 64 patients who presented at
our emergency department with a distal articular tibial and fibular fracture from January 2015 …

The number of ankle fractures in elderly patients is increasing. The aim of treatment of ankle
fractures in the elderly is to guarantee a possible unlimited autonomy and quality of life for …