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- Surgical Fixation with Biodegradable Plate for the Treatment of Ankle Fractures
- Jae Young Cho, Jin Whan Kim, Sang Eun Kim, Kyung Chil Jung, Seung Hyun Choi
- J Korean Fract Soc 2008;21(1):31-36. Published online January 31, 2008
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2008.21.1.31
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Abstract
PDF - PURPOSE
The purpose of this article is to show the efficacy of a biodegradable plate for treating lateral malleolar fractures in the ankle joint.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The 20 patients who underwent an open reduction and internal fixation for lateral malleolar fractures in the ankle joint from February, 2006 to February, 2007 in our hospital were enrolled into the study. The average age of the patients was 49.7 years and the average follow-up period was 5.6 months. The cases were analyzed by radiological bone union time and clinical results according to the criteria of Meyer et al.
RESULTS
Average radiological bone union time was 10.5 weeks. The clinical result was excellent in 19 cases (95%), good in 1 case (5%). There was one case of minimal displacement less than 1 mm, associated with anterior distal tibio-fibular ligament avulsion fracture.
CONCLUSION
For proper patients, a biodegradable plate is an effecttive alternative implant for stabilizing lateral malleolar fractures in the ankle joint, because there is no requirement for subsequent removal and slow resorption in vivo. -
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- Delayed Foreign-body Reaction of Ankle Fracture Treated with a Biodegradable Plate and Screws - A Case Report -
Chul-Hyun Park, Dae-Hyun Song, Jae Ho Cho
Journal of the Korean Fracture Society.2012; 25(2): 142. CrossRef
- Delayed Foreign-body Reaction of Ankle Fracture Treated with a Biodegradable Plate and Screws - A Case Report -
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