Nationwide incidence of lateral malleolar fracture surgery across 6 European countries: has recent evidence changed clinical practice?

Background and purpose — Increased use of weightbearing radiographs to assess ankle mortise stability have suggested that most lateral malleolar fractures with a congruent mortise on initial radiographs can successfully be treated nonoperatively. We aimed to evaluate trends in the surgical managemen...

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Published in:Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 96; pp. 763 - 771
Main Authors: PONKILAINEN, Ville, IBOUNIG, Thomas, JONES, Tim, REITO, Aleksi, CRIJNS, Tom J., WHITEHOUSE, Michael, FELLÄNDER-TSAI, Li, SUTER, Cyrill, RÄMÖ, Lasse, JÄRVINEN, Teppo L. N.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Medical Journals Sweden AB 2025
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