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The posterior antiglide plate for fixation of fractures of the lateral malleolus /

Mohamed Salah Omara

The posterior antiglide plate for fixation of fractures of the lateral malleolus / استخدام الشريحة المعدنية الخلفية فى علاج و تثبيت الكسور اسفل عظمة الشظية Mohamed Salah Omara ; Supervised Yasser Abdelfattah Radwan , Ayman Abdelsamee Shaheen - Cairo : Mohamed Salah Omara , 2017 - 84 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Objective: To evaluate the results of using antiglide plate technique in treatment of danis type B fracture of lateral malleolus regarding union, functional outcome and complications. Background: Fractures of the lateral malleolus constitute 9% of all fractures. It is important to anatomically reduce and fix ankle fractures. Methods: Thirty patients with Danis Type B fracture of lateral malleolus were managed by open reduction and internal fixation using antiglide plate from March 2015 to March 2016. Results: The average time for full radiological union was 9 weeks. union was assessed clinically by absense of pain and tenderness, radiologically by disapperance of the fracture site bridging



Ankle fractures Fibular fracture Fracture fixation