Journal article: why fibular nailing can be an efficient treatment strategy for ao type 44-b ankle fractures in the elderly; peeperkorn, sam, md, nijs, stefaan md phd, hoekstra, harm md phd, febs.The journal of foot & ankle surgery.2018.There were four cases with complications in the group treated with percutaneous intramedullary fibular nailing (imfn).Case 4 of 4: nonunion was diagnosed in one patient after treatment to a delayed-staged surgery protocol (surgery delayed due to use of external fixator before definitive surgery).Nonunion followed up by plate and screw implantation.The patient was an (b)(6) obese female with severely compromised soft tissues and a trimalleolar ankle luxation fracture.
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