Direct medial approach in surgical fixation of fractures in the posterior aspect of the medial malleolus

• Published in: Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 605 - 607
• Main Authors: Chay‐You, Ang, Zhixing Marcus, Ling, Joyce Suang‐Bee, Koh, Tet‐Sen, Howe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Ankle; ankle fractures; Ankle Fractures - surgery; ankle joint; Ankle Joint - anatomy & histology; Bundling; Cadavers; Dissection; Fixation; fracture fixation; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Fractures; Humans; Knee; orthopedic procedures; Periosteum; Periosteum - anatomy & histology; Surgery; Tibia; ankle joint; orthopedic procedures; fracture fixation; ankle fractures

Fractures in the posterior aspect of the medial malleolus form an important subset of ankle fractures and the indications for fixation include involvement of > 25% of the articular surface or an articular step off by > 2 mm. Several approaches have been described but there has been no recent s...