A local anesthesia without tourniquet for distal fibula hardware removal after open reduction and internal fixation: the safe use of epinephrine in the foot. A randomized clinical study.
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True antiglide fixation of Danis-Weber B fibula fractures has lower rates of removal of hardware.
A local anesthesia without tourniquet for distal fibula hardware removal after open reduction and internal fixation: the safe use of epinephrine in the foot. A randomized clinical study.
Poggetti A, Del Chiaro A, Nicastro M, Parchi P, Piolanti N, Scaglione M.
Should We Fix the Fibula in Tibial Plafond Fractures? A Meta-analysis Reviewing the Evidence Base for Fibula Open Reduction and Internal Fixation in Tibial Plafond Fractures.
Locked intramedullary nailing provides superior functional outcomes and lower complication rates than plate fixation of distal fibula fractures. A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Attia AK, Fayed A, Mahmoud K, Labib SA, Aydogan U, Juliano P.
Full weight bearing after internal fixation of isolated distal fibular fractures with anatomically contoured locking plates: Our institutional experience.