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ArticleCureus2024

Fragment-Specific Fixation for Trimalleolar Fractures: Functional and Radiological Outcomes.

Danuksha K Amarasena, Upamanyu Nath, Abhirun Das, Thomas Collins, Anand Pillai

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Danuksha K AmarasenaAcute Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, GBR.
Upamanyu NathTrauma and Orthopaedics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Abhirun DasTrauma and Orthopaedics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Thomas CollinsTrauma and Orthopaedics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Anand PillaiTrauma and Orthopaedics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction A trimalleolar fracture is a complex unstable fracture that usually occurs as the result of rotational injuries of the ankle. Management and understanding of these fractures have evolved greatly over the last decade. Our study aimed to assess the postoperative outcomes following the fixation of these fractures using fragment-specific low profile anatomical fixation implants. Methods We retrospectively analyzed patients admitted to our multidisciplinary team unit with a trimalleolar fracture between October 2021 and February 2024. Each fracture was classified using CT imaging and subsequently fixed using fragment-specific implantation (Volition

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ankle fracturesfoot and anklefragment specific fixationorthopaedic surgerytrimalleolar fracturevolition

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PMID39606513
PMCPMC11602182

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