1.
Foot Ankle Surg
; 17(3): 119-23, 2011 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21783069
ABSTRACT
This paper describes a minimally invasive percutaneous technique for reduction and fixation of distal fibula fractures using plate osteosynthesis. We believe this technique benefits patients with poor quality soft tissue envelopes. So far a total of 25 patients have undergone percutaneous fixation, 22 females and 3 males. At no stage yet has a minimally invasive procedure been abandoned intra-operatively in favour of conversion to an open procedure. The mean age was 61.6 years (range 25-80 years). The mean time to surgery was 2.00 days (range 0-5) and mean time to discharge was 4.20 days (range 1-9). At a minimum of over 1 year's follow-up all fractures have healed, with no delayed unions or complications so far experienced.
Subject(s)
Fibula/injuries , Fibula/surgery , Fracture Fixation/methods , Fractures, Bone/surgery , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods , Retrospective Studies
2.
Injury
; 35(9): 936-7, 2004 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15302251