2.4mm Non-Cannulated Screws are Non-Inferior to 4.0mm Cannulated Screws for Medial Malleolar Fixation in Unstable Ankle Fractures
Fram B, Schmitz J, Rogero R, Chang G, Krieg J. 2.4mm Non-Cannulated Screws are Non-Inferior to 4.0mm Cannulated Screws for Medial Malleolar Fixation in Unstable Ankle Fractures. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2020, 5: 2473011420s00214. PMCID: PMC8705053, DOI: 10.1177/2473011420s00214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnstable ankle fracturesOpen reduction internal fixationCharleston Comorbidity IndexAnkle fracturesMedial malleolar fixationMedial malleolusMalleolar fixationCannulated screwsAnkle open reduction internal fixationImmediate post-operative radiographsFracture fragment displacementRetrospective cohort studyReduction internal fixationLoss of reductionPost-operative complicationsFollow-up radiographsPosterior malleolus fixationMedial malleolus fracturePost-operative radiographsSignificant differencesHardware breakageMedial reductionNonoperative complicationsTotal complicationsComorbidity index