Unstable Fragility Fractures of the Ankle in the Elderly; Transarticular Steinmann Pin or External Fixation

Highlights • Treatment of ankle fractures in the elderly poses unique challenges. • There is no difference in complications between both fixation types. • Return to pre-injury mobilisation may be more common after external fixation. • There is no data available comparing Steinmann pin and external f...

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Published inFoot (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 32; pp. 35 - 38
Main Authors Meijer, R.P.J, Halm, J.A, Schepers, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2017
Subjects
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ankle fracture
Ankle Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Ankle Injuries - surgery
Bone Nails
Chi-Square Distribution
Cohort Studies
Elderly
External fixation
External Fixators
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation
Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods
Fracture Healing - physiology
Frail Elderly
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Recovery of Function
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Statistics, Nonparametric
Steinmann pin
External fixation
Steinmann pin
Elderly
Ankle fracture
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Summary:Highlights • Treatment of ankle fractures in the elderly poses unique challenges. • There is no difference in complications between both fixation types. • Return to pre-injury mobilisation may be more common after external fixation. • There is no data available comparing Steinmann pin and external fixation. • Both fixation types show poor results in fracture reduction
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ISSN:0958-2592
1532-2963
DOI:10.1016/j.foot.2017.04.007