Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3245435 | Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
AimTo describe here a technique of miniarthrotomy assisted percutaneous screw insertion for displaced Herscovici type B and C medial malleolar fractures.MethodIncision was made centred over the superomedial angle of the ankle mortise, about half a cm medial to tibialis anterior. Arthrotomy was done and reduction obtained. Percuntaneously, two 4 mm cancellous cannulated screws were inserted through medial malleolus.Results and conclusionThis approach allows direct visualization of reduction, removal of entrapped soft tissue and preservation of saphenous vein and nerve.
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Authors
Pramod Saini, Abhinav Aggrawal, Sanjay Meena, Vivek Trikha, Samarth Mittal,