LAG SCREWS FIXATION VERSUS TRADITIONAL PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS IN OBLIQUE LATERAL MALLEOLAR FRACTURES | ||||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 33-34 | ||||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.196173.1570 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hassan Ahmed Elhusseiny1; ElSayed Abd El Halim Abdullah2; Zyad Osama Saad Abdelaziz Moustafa  1
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| 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria | ||||
| 2Ortopedic surgery,Alexandria University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| INTRODUCTION: Ankle fractures represent 10% of all fractures, making them the second most common lower limb fractures. Knowledge of the management of such extremely common injuries is a must for each orthopaedic surgeon. Using plain radiography, the stability of the ankle fractures can be judged, and the fractures classified. Stable ankle fractures can be treated conservatively if the degree of displacement and patient characteristics permit. Unstable ankle fractures require accurate anatomical restoration of normal joint congruity through one of the many methods of internal fixation. Traditionally, fixation of lateral malleolus fractures involves the use of a laterally placed one-third tubular plate with or without a lag screw depending on the fracture configuration. However, prominent hardware complications are common complaints. In selective cases, a new technique using lag screws only for the fixation of long oblique lateral malleolus fractures provides a safer and equivalently effective alternative. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of the use of lag screws fixation versus plate osteosynthesis in oblique fractures of the lateral malleolus. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| LATERAL MALLEOLAR FRACTURES; LAG SCREWS; Ankle | ||||
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