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 inActa orthopaedica Vol. 51; no. 1-6; pp. 981 - 990
Main Authors Yde, Johannes, Kristensen, Kristian D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.01.1980
Subjects
Ankle Injuries
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Bone - etiology
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Fractures, Bone - therapy
Humans
Time Factors
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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.
ISSN:1745-3674
0001-6470
1745-3682
DOI:10.3109/17453678008990904