Clinical study of intramedullary nailing fixation for the treatment of Danis-Weber B in lateral malleolus fracture.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the clinical effects between anatomical locking plates and interlocking intramedullary nails in patients with Danis-Weber B lateral malleolus fractures.

Methods

This retrospective study enrolled patients with Danis-Weber B fractures of the lateral malleolus. All the operations were completed by the same group of surgeons. The reduction effect, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, fracture healing time and ankle functional outcomes (Olerud-Molander Ankle Score [OMAS]) were compared. Postoperative complications, including incision infections, fixation discomfort and internal fixation loosening, were also compared.

Results

This study enrolled 73 patients that were treated with either an anatomical locking plate (locking plate gro

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature