Ankle Fractures: Supination-Eversion Fractures of Stage IV: Primary and Late Results of Operative and Non-operative Treatment
Supination-eversion fractures of stage IV, 60 treated operatively and 29 non-operatively, were seen at follow-up after 3-10 years. This disclosed a statistically significant difference between the results of the two methods. Operation which attempted to re-establish the anatomical position was appar...
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Published in | Acta orthopaedica Vol. 51; no. 1-6; pp. 981 - 990 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Informa UK Ltd
01.01.1980
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Summary: | Supination-eversion fractures of stage IV, 60 treated operatively and 29 non-operatively, were seen at follow-up after 3-10 years. This disclosed a statistically significant difference between the results of the two methods. Operation which attempted to re-establish the anatomical position was apparently the better method in the presence of more than minimal displacement or a suspicion of deltoid ligament rupture. |
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ISSN: | 1745-3674 0001-6470 1745-3682 |
DOI: | 10.3109/17453678008990904 |