Locking versus non-locking neutralization plates for treatment of lateral malleolar fractures: A randomized controlled trial

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2451-2456

  Tsukada, Sachiyuki ^a   Otsuji, Masaki ^a   Shiozaki, Akira ^a   Yamamoto, Asako ^b   Komatsu, Shuro ^a   Yoshimura, Hideya ^a   Ikeda, Hiroo ^a   Hoshino, Akiho ^a  

^a Kawaguchi Kogyo General Hospital   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Bone adhesion; Locked plate; Randomized control trial; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CANCELLOUS SCREW; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LOCKING NEUTRALIZATION PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; NON LOCKING NEUTRALIZATION PLATE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURES; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84890502572     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-013-2109-9     Document Type: Article

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