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...
| Published in: | Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 96; pp. 763 - 771 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Medical Journals Sweden AB
2025
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |